In war on Zika mosquitoes, Puerto Rico starting at ‘square one’
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The United States faces its first real challenge with the Zika virus on the island territory of Puerto Rico, a part of the nation that is perhaps least prepared to cope with what is expected to be its worst outbreak.
Five San Francisco officers found exchanging racist, homophobic texts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Five more San Francisco police officers were found to be exchanging racist and homophobic text messages with one another, forcing a review of hundreds of criminal cases that may be compromised by their bias, the city’s chief p…
NY state reaches deal to raise minimum wage toward $15 an hour
ALBANY, New York, (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders reached a deal on Thursday to raise New York state’s minimum wage towards $15 per hour, but fell short of a uniform state-wide increase.
No one injured when Porsche bursts into flames at New York auto show
(Reuters) – A 911 Turbo Porsche that is worth more than $100,000 burst into flames on Thursday at the New York International Auto Show, local media reported.
Veteran Miami officer to lead Ferguson, Missouri police force
(Reuters) – The city of Ferguson, Missouri, where racially charged protests erupted after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in 2014, hired a veteran black officer from Miami to lead its embattled police department through painful r…
Virginia trooper dies after being shot by gunman at bus station
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia state trooper who was engaged in a training exercise at a Richmond bus station died on Thursday after a man pulled out a gun and opened fire before being fatally shot by two police officers, police said.
Maryland man sentenced for fatally beating boy over birthday cake
(Reuters) – A Maryland man on Thursday was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally beating his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son over missing birthday cake, court records showed.
U.S., Canada issue joint alert on ‘ransomware’ after hospital attacks
(Reuters) – The United States and Canada on Thursday issued a rare joint cyber alert, warning against a recent surge in extortion attacks that infect computers with viruses known as “ransomware,” which encrypt data and demand payments for it to be unlo…
Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Georgia on Thursday executed a man convicted of beating another man to death with a wooden closet rod in 1994, a prison spokeswoman said.
Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys: prison spokeswoman
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Georgia executed a man on Thursday convicted of beating another man to death with a wooden closet rod in 1994, a prison spokeswoman said.
