Former Illinois policeman, in prison for wife’s murder, faces new charges
(Reuters) – Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer who is in prison for murdering his wife, tried to hire someone in 2014 to kill the state’s attorney who won his conviction, prosecutors said on Monday at the start of Peterson’s murder-for…
Uber deal shows divide in labor’s drive for role in ‘gig economy’
(Reuters) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber drivers, saying it “gives organized labor an opportunity to shape the new economy in a way that s…
At least seven sickened by chemicals at Florida Planned Parenthood
(Reuters) – At least seven people were taken to a hospital for evaluation after a substance thought to be cleaning chemicals made people ill and forced the evacuation of dozens at a Planned Parenthood building in Sarasota, Florida, on Monday, police sa…
U.S. states on Zika’s frontline see big gaps in funding, expertise
(Reuters) – In Mississippi, a small team of entomologists has begun the first survey of mosquito populations in decades. Experts do not believe the kind of mosquitoes most likely to carry the Zika virus are active in the state, but they cannot know for…
Election, court challenge and Zika ignite abortion debate across Americas
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The debate over abortion, a focus of incessant controversy in the Americas, is heating up north and south as the region faces the election of a new U.S. president, a ruling by the highest U.S. court and the risk …
Twenty injured in southern California bus accident
(Reuters) – Twenty people were injured when the bus carrying them rolled over on a highway in southern California on Sunday, authorities said.
Bear bites one of two men who broke into North Dakota zoo, police say
(Reuters) – One of two men who broke into a zoo in North Dakota got his hand bitten by a brown bear after sticking his arm through the bars of the animal’s enclosure, police said on Sunday.
Massachusetts policeman slain, suspect killed after manhunt
(Reuters) – A central Massachusetts police officer was shot to death during a traffic stop early on Sunday, prompting an exhaustive manhunt that ended when the suspect was killed by officers who found him hiding in an apartment closet, authorities said…
Woman attacked by shark off Florida coast, swims to shore: report
(Reuters) – A woman was attacked by a shark off the Florida coast on Sunday, swimming back to shore for help with a bite in her thigh, ABC News reported.
Former Megadeth drummer dies after collapsing during Los Angeles gig
(Reuters) – Nick Menza, a former drummer for the heavy metal band Megadeth, died at age 51 after collapsing on stage at a Los Angeles club late on Saturday, a family spokesman said on Sunday.
