‘Disturbing’ arrest of black S. Carolina student sparks federal, local probes
(This October 27 story has been corrected in paragraph 2 to change girl’s age to 16 from 18 after sheriff’s office corrected information)
As U.S. braces for Syrian refugees, mental health services lag
WASHINGTON/DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) – More than 20 years after Saddam Hussein’s soldiers in Iraq killed his brother in front of him, Ali Alghazally still suffers from night terrors he blames on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a common problem a…
Labor friction escalates between California port truckers, shippers
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Long-simmering labor tensions between Southern California port truckers and shipping companies they accuse of wage theft escalated on Tuesday as a group of drivers demanded recognition as full-fledged employees and petiti…
Two people dead after explosion at Oregon gun range
(Reuters) – Two people died in an explosion inside a World War Two era tank at a public gun range in Oregon on Tuesday, authorities said.
Earthquake risk analysis shows U.S. nuclear plants safe: NRC
(Reuters) – Nuclear power plants in the United States are safe to continue operating but need to conduct an in-depth analysis where appropriate, as far as earthquake hazards are concerned, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday.
One killed, college students injured in Pennsylvania crash
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A bus carrying members of the Lehigh University rowing teams collided with a car on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday, killing one person in the car and sending students to hospitals with minor injuries, police and campus of…
Los Angeles council OKs law requiring handguns to be locked up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Handgun owners in Los Angeles would have to keep their weapons locked in a box or disabled with a trigger lock under a measure aimed at protecting children that was given unanimous approval on Tuesday by the city council.
Nevada cryotherapy center where worker died closed for lack of insurance
(Reuters) – Nevada officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of a cryotherapy center just outside Las Vegas where police say a worker was found dead last week in a chamber that exposes a person’s body to extremely cold air.
California prison officials propose new executions protocol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California prison officials on Tuesday filed proposed new guidelines for using lethal injection to kill condemned inmates, a step that could lead to a resumption of the death penalty in a state that has not conducted an e…
Crime still low, says Obama, noting intense police scrutiny
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday said violent crime rates in the United States remain low even as police officers come under increased scrutiny in the post-Ferguson, camera-phone era.
