Oklahoma police find no evidence of McClendon suicide
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oklahoma City police said on Tuesday an inquiry found no evidence suggesting oilman Aubrey McClendon committed suicide when he died in a fiery crash in March, but acknowledged his state of mind at the time of the accident was unknow…
Five guards at NYC’s Rikers Island convicted in inmate beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five correction officers at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex were convicted on Tuesday in the 2012 beating of an inmate that left him with fractured eye sockets and a broken nose, city officials said.
Virginia school board to seek review of transgender ruling
(Reuters) – A Virginia school board will ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that gave a transgender high school student access to the bathroom of his gender identity, the panel said on Tuesday.
Former NASA astronaut charged with murder in Alabama traffic deaths
(Reuters) – A retired NASA astronaut was free on bail on Tuesday after being charged with two counts of murder in connection with a traffic crash that killed two girls near Tuscaloosa, Alabama this week.
California man sentenced to 12 years for attempting to join Islamic State
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man who pleaded guilty to trying to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department said.
No longer tropical storm, Colin still felt in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The storm Colin dissipated off coastal North Carolina on Tuesday and moved out to sea after pounding the U.S. Southeast with torrential rains and winds, but flooding remained a concern in parts of Florida that received the brunt…
District of Columbia approves $15/hour minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s city council approved a $15-an-hour minimum wage on Tuesday, a rate adopted by a growing number of U.S. cities and states seeking to battle income inequality.
Cincinnati zoo reopens remodeled gorilla enclosure
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – Visitors flocked on Tuesday to the Cincinnati Zoo the day after prosecutors declined to charge the mother of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure, causing zookeepers to kill the endangered animal to protect the chil…
Black students more likely to be suspended: U.S. Education Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Black students are almost four times more likely to be suspended from public school than white students, part of persistent disparities in U.S. schools, according to U.S. Education Department data released on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania attorney general sued by twin sister for discrimination
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office has been accused of pay discrimination by a high-ranking subordinate who happens to be her twin sister, a department spokesman said on Tuesday.
