Criminal justice reform measure wins Senate panel approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mandatory minimum prison sentences for low-level drug offenders would be reduced under a measure approved by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, marking a step forward in Washington for advocates of overhauling criminal justice …
UAW picks GM for autoworker talks after Fiat Chrysler deal
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers said on Thursday it will negotiate its next deal with General Motors Co , after the union’s workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV ratified a new pact.
‘The rats are taking over,’ complain New Yorkers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When New Yorkers see something scurrying, they say something and that has brought rat complaints to the city’s 311 hotline to a recent high of more than 24,000 so far this year, officials said on Thursday.
Mexico police bust U.S. border tunnel of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican police busted a smuggling tunnel run by the drug gang of fugitive kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on the U.S. border stashed with about 10 tons of suspected marijuana, officials said on Thursday.
Regulators slash telephone call rates for prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday slashed U.S. prison telephone rates for local and long-distance calls to 11 cents a minute, from levels as high as $14 a minute.
L.A. man who murdered woman over $10 cable bill sent to prison
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man who prosecutors say shot dead a woman and wounded her boyfriend during an argument over a $10 cable bill last year was sentenced on Thursday to 158 years to life in prison.
UAW says GM up next to negotiate new auto worker contract
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers said on Thursday it will attempt to negotiate its next deal with General Motors Co, after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV ratified a new pact.
New York jury clears police officer in false arrest case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury has cleared a city police officer of wrongdoing in a case involving a woman who accused him of harassing and falsely arresting her, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
Storm Patricia strengthens into dangerous Category 4 hurricane
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Patricia strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm on Thursday as it churned toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Man admits road rage killing of four-year-old New Mexico girl: police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – A 32-year-old New Mexico man who was arrested following an anonymous tip to police has admitted to fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl in the head during a road rage incident on a major highway in Albuquerque, police say.
