Uber to offer union representation to New York City drivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] will join with the International Association of Machinists to launch an independent guild to represent drivers of the ride-hailing service in New York City, company officials said on Tuesday.
Baltimore officer waives jury trial in death of Freddie Gray
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer will be tried by a judge instead of a jury on charges stemming from the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody, a Maryland judge ruled on Tuesday.
Kansas defends latest funding fix to keep schools open
(Reuters) – Kansas defended its new school funding fix on Tuesday before the state supreme court, which must determine if the law complies with a February order to equitably distribute state money and keep schools operating past June 30.
Arkansas teen sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing guardians
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Arkansas boy charged with capital murder pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing his guardians and was sentenced by a state court to 35 years in prison.
New Jersey man gets 15 years in prison for role in Islamic State plot
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced on Tuesday to a maximum 15 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to support Islamic State that prosecutors say involved six men in New York and New Jersey.
Florida man accidentally shoots himself, notices two days later
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A man accidentally shot himself in the arm while cleaning his gun but did not notice until two days later, according to Florida police.
Dallas woman dies after being mauled by pack of dogs in city
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 52-year-old woman bitten more than 100 times by a pack of dogs last week in a Dallas neighborhood has died, the county medical examiner said on Tuesday.
Boy, 11, charged with hate crime in torching of New York yeshiva bus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An 11-year-old boy has been charged with hate crimes and police were searching for five other youths suspected of helping torch a school bus outside a Jewish school in Brooklyn, a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department said…
Eight passengers taken to hospital in Orlando after turbulent flight
(Reuters) – Eight passengers were injured on Monday when their JetBlue Airways flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Orlando experienced turbulence, the airline and media said.
Window washers rescued from broken scaffold 15 stories over New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two window washers who were left dangling when their scaffolding broke high above New York City’s streets on Tuesday were rescued through a 15th story window, a fire department spokesman said.
