Back to school for children displaced by Los Angeles-area gas leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In the latest disruption from the biggest methane gas leak in California history, nearly 2,000 Los Angeles children returning to class this week after winter break have been reassigned to schools outside the affected area over h…
Philadelphia police probe possible extremist ties in police shooting
(Reuters) – Philadelphia police said on Sunday they were seriously pursuing a tip that the man suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer had ties to a group with “radical beliefs.”
Mayor denounces rape of woman by five men in New York playground
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday denounced the rape of a woman by five men at a Brooklyn playground, pledging police would work to swiftly apprehend the suspects in “this vicious crime.”
Chicago names attorney to lead law department review
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former U.S. attorney will conduct an independent review of the Chicago law department’s civil rights litigation division after a federal judge ruled that a city lawyer hid evidence in the fatal police shooting of a black man, offi…
At $1.3 billion, U.S. Powerball jackpot in world record territory
CHICAGO (Reuters) – With Powerball’s jackpot now at $1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday’s drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world’s richest grand prize that could go to a single ticketholder, officials said on Sunda…
Oklahoma earthquakes raise calls for restrictions on energy firms
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week, including one of the strongest ever recorded in the state, have led to calls for the governor to make changes to oil and gas drilling regulations and reduce seismic activity scientists link to the energy industry.
Florida man charged with stealing $3.2 million from armored car company
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida manager for armored car company Brinks was arrested in California on charges he stole $3.2 million in cash on New Year’s Day from the company’s Miami storage facility, U.S. authorities said on Sunday.
Obama to make good on Guantanamo pledge: White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will make good on a promise to close the U.S. naval prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his chief of staff Denis McDonough said on “Fox News Sunday.”
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear challenge to public sector unions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on Monday a conservative legal challenge targeting public sector unions when the justices take up a case brought by non-union teachers in California who object to being compelled to pay for co…
Suspect charged in shooting of Philadelphia policeman: prosecutor
(Reuters) – A man claiming allegiance to Islamic State militants was charged on Saturday with attempted murder in the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer this week, the prosecutor said.
