Massachusetts mulls new regulations on ride-share services
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts officials on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to require drivers for ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to carry at least $1 million in insurance and face what they called the strongest background check requirements…
Colorado hunter charged with shooting pilot of ultralight aircraft
DENVER (Reuters) – A hunter in Colorado has been charged with firing a shotgun and wounding the pilot of an ultralight aircraft who was flying over a field where the alleged shooter was stalking doves, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s ex-treasurer avoids prison in embezzlement plea
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The former treasurer of financially troubled Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, received probation on Tuesday after paying restitution for embezzling from three non-profit groups for which he once worked.
Georgia school district repudiates baptisms on football field
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia high school violated local public school district policy by allowing a mass baptism of members of its football team on the school’s field in an event criticized by a group advocating for the separation of church and state,…
Oregon police officers threatened after accusing chief of racism
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two Oregon police officers who accused their boss of making racist remarks, including comparing African-Americans to monkeys, have been threatened after filing their formal complaint, state troopers said on Tuesday.
Seattle school strike talks reach ‘tentative agreement’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Striking teachers and the Seattle public school district reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday to end a nearly week-long walkout that has idled the city’s 53,000 students, both sides in the labor dispute said.
Hundreds of Latinos protest at Trump rally, clash with supporters
DALLAS (Reuters) – A downtown Dallas rally by presidential hopeful Donald Trump produced some of the sharpest scenes of conflict yet in his campaign as hundreds gathered to protest his positions on immigration and confronted supporters as they left the…
Cleveland transit report finds pepper spraying of protesters proper
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland transit police officer’s use of pepper spray during a confrontation outside a Black Lives Matter conference in July was proper, according to an agency report on the incident that was released on Tuesday.
Kentucky trooper was trying to help man who fatally shot him: police
(Reuters) – A rookie Kentucky state trooper who was fatally shot after making a weekend traffic stop was trying to help the Missouri man accused of killing him find a place to stay, state police said on Tuesday.
Trial opens for man charged with murdering NFL star Peterson’s son
(Reuters) – A South Dakota jury heard opening statements on Tuesday in the trial of a Sioux Falls man accused of killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2013.
