Suspect in Washington pizzeria shooting wanted to save kids: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man charged with firing an assault rifle in a packed Washington pizzeria on Sunday told police he had read online that children were being held as sex slaves there and he wanted to rescue them, police said on Monday.
United Airlines mechanics ratify new contract
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union mechanics at United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday ratified a six-year joint collective bargaining agreement with the airline, marking the end to several years of contract talks between the two parties.
California bill would require reporting of ‘superbug’ infections, deaths
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California state senator introduced a bill on Monday that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths and require doctors to record the infections on death certificates when they are a cause of deat…
New York asks U.S. government for $35 million in Trump security costs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City asked the U.S. government for up to $35 million to cover security costs for protecting President-elect Donald Trump in his home atop a Manhattan skyscraper, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
Texas sheriff’s deputy killed after driving into sinkhole
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas sheriff’s deputy was killed after her car plunged into a 12-foot-deep sinkhole that opened up on a flooded two-lane street during drenching evening rains, San Antonio officials said on Monday.
Ohio man sentenced for plotting to attack Capitol
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – An Ohio man was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal judge on Monday for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs in sympathy with Islamic State militants.
U.S. top court weighs race challenges to legislative districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled over how to determine when states have unlawfully considered race in drawing legislative districts as they weighed cases in which Republicans in Virginia and North Carolina were acc…
New York to clamp down on hate crimes after Muslim officer attacked
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City officials on Monday vowed to swiftly find and prosecute any and all hate-crime suspects after a man threatened to kill an off-duty policewoman wearing a traditional Muslim head scarf.
Georgia man gets life plus 32 years for toddler’s ‘hot car’ murder
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man was sentenced on Monday to life in prison plus 32 years for intentionally leaving his toddler son to die inside a sweltering sport utility vehicle on a summer day.
Jury selection begins in trial of man accused of killing ex-NFL star
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of a Louisiana man accused of fatally shooting retired NFL player Will Smith and wounding the athlete’s wife following an April vehicle collision in New Orleans.
