After fatal fire, watchdog finds safety neglect in NYC public housing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City maintenance worker falsely reported that the smoke alarms inside a Bronx public housing apartment were working just hours before a fire erupted inside, killing two young children, according to a report released on T…
Driver fatigue, meth to blame in deadly 2015 Tennessee crash: safety panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The driver of a tractor-trailer had used methamphetamine and failed to get adequate rest before a highway crash in Tennessee that killed six people and injured 18, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province on Tuesday while carrying out operations against Islamic State, the U.S. military said in a statement.
U.S. justices skeptical of Puerto Rican politician’s bribery appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to rule against a Puerto Rican politician who maintained he cannot be retried on corruption charges involving a trip to Las Vegas to watch a boxing bout after his original convicti…
New Jersey blast destroys two homes, firefighters injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An apparent gas explosion and fire leveled two New Jersey homes and sent five firefighters to the hospital with minor injuries on Tuesday, officials said.
Mayor of small Pennsylvania borough censured for anti-Obama posts
(Reuters) – The mayor of a small borough in Pennsylvania has been censured by the local council and is facing calls to resign after he posted images on his Facebook page comparing President Barack Obama and his family to apes and referencing a noose.
Man who brandished gun near White House sentenced to house arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to eight months of house arrest on Tuesday for brandishing a gun near the White House in May before a Secret Service guard shot him, prosecutors said.
Southern Colorado wildfire forces evacuation of hundreds of people
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were forced to flee a southern Colorado town that was threatened on Tuesday by a wildfire that has destroyed seven structures and triggered an evacuation order, officials said.
Film ’13th’ traces path from slavery to U.S. mass incarceration
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has been 150 years since slavery was officially abolished in the United States, but documentary “13th” argues that it is still alive in the form of mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people.
California marijuana legalization faces unlikely foe: growers
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (Reuters) – Hezekiah Allen is a third-generation marijuana farmer in this Northern California county, where the cool coastal fog pours off the Pacific Ocean, coaxing pot plants to heights of 20 feet.
