Narcotic fentanyl linked to at least 10 California overdose deaths
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least 42 drug overdoses in the past two weeks have been reported in northern California, 10 of them fatal, in what authorities on Monday called the biggest cluster of poisonings linked to the powerful synthetic narcotic fenta…
Killer of New York’s Kitty Genovese dies in prison
(Reuters) – The convicted murderer of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese, a 28-year-old New York City bartender whose 1964 slaying became a notorious symbol of urban indifference, has died in prison at age 81, corrections officials said on Monday.
Bernard Madoff to be deposed by victims’ lawyers: filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that Bernard Madoff can be questioned by lawyers for some former customers who lost money when the imprisoned swindler’s firm collapsed in December 2008, a Monday court filing shows.
Investigators probing cause of deadly Amtrak crash
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Accident investigators will interview survivors of a construction crew on Tuesday to determine why a backhoe occupied the same track as an Amtrak train that slammed into the heavy equipment, killing two people and sending 35 ot…
Five killed in fiery Tennessee helicopter crash
(Reuters) – Five people were killed on Monday when a sightseeing helicopter crashed and burned in a Smoky Mountains area of eastern Tennessee, authorities said.
Men arrested in rape of Utah girl while mother smoked meth: sheriff
(Reuters) – Four men have been arrested on charges of raping a 9-year-old girl in a Utah home on Easter Sunday as her mother smoked methamphetamine in the garage, authorities said on Monday.
Two ex-LA airport baggage handlers arrested on drug trafficking charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two former baggage handlers who prosecutors say used their security credentials to help a nationwide drug ring smuggle “samples” of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport were arrested on drug trafficking charges on M…
United Airlines, machinists union reach deal on new contracts
(Reuters) – United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached tentative agreements on new contracts for nearly 30,000 IAM-represented employees.
Divided U.S. Supreme Court cautious about taking new cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a seat vacant possibly until next year, the U.S. Supreme Court is accepting fewer cases and seeking compromises as it tries to avoid being hamstrung by 4-4 deadlocks on such contentious issues as abortion, birth control and …
Retrial starts of Vanderbilt ex-football player charged with rape
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Vanderbilt University ex-football player charged with raping an unconscious female student “violated every principle of human decency,” prosecutors said on Monday to open the retrial of a man released on bond after a mist…
