Oregon sued over ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘ineffective’ foster care system
Child advocates sued Oregon’s governor and other top officials in federal court on Tuesday, claiming children in the state’s foster care program were being denied proper care by a system that has long been “overwhelmed, under-resourced and ineffective….
Minnesota student sues JD.com’s CEO Liu, company over rape allegation
A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after pr…
Columbine and other Colorado schools placed under security alert
Colorado’s Columbine High School and at least 20 surrounding schools were placed under a “lockout” security alert on Tuesday as authorities cited a “potential credible threat” posed by an 18-year-old woman described as armed and “extremely dangerous.”
Ohio legislators to hear bill to save nuclear power plants
A House of Representatives subcommittee in Ohio will hear a clean energy bill on Wednesday designed to save the state’s two nuclear power plants from retirement and encourage the building of new renewable facilities.
Hate crime charges lodged against suspect in Louisiana church burnings
Three additional charges were lodged against the son of a sheriff’s deputy accused of burning down three predominately black churches in southern Louisiana in the past few weeks.
Americans, frequent visitors to Notre-Dame, begin fundraising efforts
The fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday prompted fund-raising appeals in the United States, as people horrified by the blaze began making commitments to restore a global landmark even before the flames were extinguished.
Woods’ Masters win earns man $1.2 million from first sports wager
A Wisconsin man who bet $85,000 on Tiger Woods to win the Masters was handed a check for $1.275 million by bookmaker William Hill on Monday.
Ilhan Omar’s supporters rally outside Trump event in Minnesota
Supporters of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar rallied outside a Minnesota business visited by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, after he launched a fresh attack on the Muslim-American lawmaker by calling her an “out of control” purveyor of “hate” s…
Wisconsin man found guilty of sex trafficking on now-defunct Backpage.com
A Wisconsin man who prosecutors say transported seven young women across state lines and forced them into prostitution using ads on Backpage.com before U.S. authorities shut it down was found guilty on Monday on federal sex trafficking charges.
U.S. measles cases surge nearly 20 percent in early April, CDC says
The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11, in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two decades, federal health officials reported on Monday.
