Michigan House approves $48.7 million to keep Detroit schools open
(Reuters) – The Michigan House on Thursday approved $48.7 million for the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) to prevent the district from shutting down next month.
Tuskegee Airman reflects on all-black unit’s founding 75 years ago
BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) – Seventy-five years after the founding of the all-black Tuskegee Airmen, one of its most decorated pilots says the pioneering unit showed African-Americans’ fighting worth at a time of deep racial discrimination.
Payday loan promoter to pay $1 million penalty to New York state
(Reuters) – An online company that sells customer information to businesses making payday loans has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and stop generating such leads in New York, the state’s financial regulator said on Thursday.
Embattled SeaWorld to stop breeding killer whales
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – SeaWorld said on Thursday it will stop breeding killer whales in captivity, bowing to years of pressure from animal rights activists, but the orcas already at its three parks will continue performing as they live out their remaini…
Judge orders Nevada rancher held in jail ahead of trial for standoff
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Nevada refused rancher Cliven Bundy’s latest request on Thursday to be freed from jail ahead of his trial on conspiracy and other felony charges for his role in a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents, a spokeswoman for…
More U.S. police officers buying insurance in case of lawsuits, union says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers in the United States are increasingly buying professional liability insurance policies amid worries they may be sued for their on-duty actions, the Fraternal Order of Police, the biggest U.S. police union…
Newark school system set to test children for lead
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As many as 17,000 students in Newark, New Jersey schools could be tested for lead in their blood after findings showed elevated levels of the toxin have been in water in schools since at least 2012, city health officials said.
Lawsuit against Uber in name of murder suspect is found to be a hoax
(Reuters) – A lawsuit filed against Uber claiming that the ride-sharing company was to blame for the jailing of an Uber driver who is charged with murder is a hoax, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.
Alaska sled-dog racer ‘terrified’ during two-hour snowmobile attack
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A veteran Iditarod musher said she was “terrified” during what she described as a prolonged attack by a man on a snowmobile that left one dog dead and at least three more injured in the middle of the punishing race across Alaska’s f…
U.S. judge sued over claims of sexual abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington is being sued for alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old female trial witness decades ago, in a lawsuit filed the same day he retired.
