New Jersey crash highlights delays in railway anti-collision system
(Reuters) – A deadly commuter train crash in Hoboken station in New Jersey renews focus on a mandatory anti-collision system that has been plagued with lengthy, contentious delays.
Mother of California man shot by police says he was having breakdown
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The mother of an unarmed black man shot to death in Southern California said on Thursday her son was having a mental breakdown when he was confronted by police and they should have helped him instead of quickly opening fire.
Boy, 6, fights for his life after South Carolina school shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A first grader who was shot and wounded by a 14-year-old boy accused of killing his father before he opened fire outside a South Carolina elementary school is “fighting for his life,” a fire chief and the boy’s family said …
New Jersey train crash in station kills one, injures more than 100
HOBOKEN, N.J. (Reuters) – A commuter train plowed into a station in New Jersey at the height of Thursday’s morning rush hour, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 people as it brought down part of the roof and scattered debris ove…
California requires single-stall public bathrooms to be open to all
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Single-stall public restrooms in California will be open to anyone regardless of gender under a bill signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday that is being hailed as an advance of transgender rights.
Judge dismisses scouts’ lawsuit against Major League Baseball
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball’s 30 teams of conspiring not to poach each other’s scouts and refusing to pay them overtime.
Man pleads guilty in California kidnapping police first deemed hoax
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping in connection with a bizarre 2015 abduction case in the San Francisco Bay Area that police initially deemed a hoax, prosecutors said.
Man pleads guilty in California kidnapping police first deemed hoax
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping in connection with a bizarre 2015 abduction case in the San Francisco Bay Area that police initially deemed a hoax, prosecutors said.
Huntington Ingalls wins $400 million U.S. defense contract -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is being awarded a $400 million contract to perform repairs for nuclear-powered submarines, special mission submersibles, moored training ships and submarine support facilities, the Pentagon said…
CDC concludes probe into flour-linked E.coli outbreak
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it had concluded an investigation into a multi-state E.coli outbreak linked to flour produced at a General Mills Inc plant in Kansas City, Missouri.
