All seventeen miners rescued from rural New York elevator shaft
(Reuters) – Seventeen salt miners who had been trapped in an elevator shaft at an upstate New York mine have been rescued, officials said on Thursday, and the mine’s owner said it would inspect the property to see what had caused the incident.
Sunrun exits Nevada, affecting ‘hundreds of jobs’
(Reuters) – Solar panel installer Sunrun Inc said it has ceased all operations in Nevada, after the state reduced credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.
Ohio prosecutor won’t release Tamir Rice grand jury testimony
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prosecutor has rebuffed a request by the Cleveland branch of the NAACP for the release of grand jury testimony in the police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying it would put those on the jury at risk of threat…
California governor to propose increased funding for education
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday is set to propose a budget that increases public spending in areas including education, the latest indication of the most populous U.S. state’s rebound from years of economic do…
California faces pivotal juncture as death-row population swells
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (Reuters) – Stacked in cells five stories high and dozens across, the death-row inmates at California’s San Quentin prison embody a political stalemate that has swollen their ranks to more than 700 – a quarter of all U.S. prisoners …
California teacher’s aide charged with assaulting boy, 9
(Reuters) – A teacher’s aide at a San Francisco-area school for developmentally disabled children was facing child abuse charges on Thursday for an assault on a nine-year-old student that was captured on video, police said.
Texas trooper to be fired after indictment in case related to jail death
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas trooper who arrested a black motorist who was later found hanged in her jail cell was indicted on Wednesday by a grand jury on perjury charges over statements he made in his arrest report and public safety officials sa…
Exclusive: California shooter’s visa record shows routine interview, no flags raised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The record of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik’s U.S. visa interview in Pakistan shows it was conducted without any obvious irregularities and triggered no significant suspicions, according to a source familiar with the offi…
Georgia man kills two-year-old son, self in standoff with police
(Reuters) – A 43-year-old man shot and killed his young son before taking his own life in an Atlanta-area home on Wednesday, ending a nearly day-long standoff with police, authorities said.
Parents of Mexican farm worker killed by police file wrongful death suit
(Reuters) – The parents of a Mexican immigrant fatally shot by police in Washington state have filed a wrongful death suit against local authorities and the officers who killed him, accusing them of excessive force, an attorney said on Wednesday.
