Detained immigrants launch hunger strike in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Hundreds of detainees at an immigration holding center in Washington state began refusing meals in a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility and delayed immigration hearings, activists said on Tuesday.
California court upholds San Diego’s pension reform plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California appellate district court ruled unanimously on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the city of San Diego by the state’s Public Employees Relations Board.
U.S. judges pulled from Mexico border as crossings by women, children fall
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two U.S. immigration judges recently sent to the Mexico border to process asylum requests from migrant women and children are being recalled as they have so few cases to hear, according to two people familiar with t…
Alabama country music star Jeff Cook suffering from Parkinson’s
(Reuters) – Jeff Cook of the country music group Alabama said on Tuesday he has the nervous system disorder Parkinson’s disease and will be stepping back from touring with the band.
Lawyers working at Guantanamo sue Pentagon over cancer risk
(Reuters) – Four lawyers who work at the Guantanamo Bay prison on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Defense, claiming it has exposed them to elevated risks of cancer and other health problems by forcing them to work in contaminated areas.
One killed, four injured in explosion at U.S. Army plant in Missouri
(Reuters) – One employee was killed and four others were injured in an explosion at a U.S. Army ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Joint Munitions Command said.
New York rolling out free tuition plan for many students
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sotiris Charalampous spent the past two years juggling school and work in an effort to save enough money to pay for his college tuition.
Florida prosecutor sues governor to remain on murder cases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida state prosecutor removed from 23 murder cases by Governor Rick Scott for refusing to consider the death penalty on Tuesday filed federal and state lawsuits seeking to reverse his order as unconstitutional.
Zenefits fined by NY regulator for unlicensed insurance sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Health benefits broker Zenefits was fined $1.2 million with New York’s financial services regulator on Tuesday for letting unlicensed employees solicit, negotiate and sell insurance policies, the latest regulatory blow for the soft…
Three shot near Tennessee auto parts plant: police
(Reuters) – Three people were shot, one fatally, in the parking lot of an auto parts manufacturing plant in northern Tennessee on Tuesday morning in what police said appeared to be a domestic violence incident.
