Philadelphia prison guards charged with drug, phone smuggling
(Reuters) – Six Philadelphia-area correctional officers smuggled drugs and mobile phones to inmates in various jail facilities for cash, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed on Wednesday.
Baltimore OKs $6.4 million settlement to Freddie Gray family
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore city officials on Wednesday approved a $6.4 million civil settlement to the family of Freddie Gray Jr., a black man whose death in April from an injury in police custody triggered protests and rioting.
Death toll in Legionnaires’ outbreak in Illinois rises to 10
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Quincy, Illinois, has risen to 10, all but one of them at a home for military veterans, public health officials said on Wednesday.
Former Oregon police chief investigated over racism accusations
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The former police chief of a small town in Oregon is being investigated by the state over allegations from his own officers that he made racist remarks, including comparing African-Americans to monkeys, authorities said on We…
Accused Russian agent pleads guilty in U.S. over tech smuggling scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man whom U.S. authorities said was a Russian agent and a central figure in a scheme to illegally export microelectronic components for use by Russia’s military and spy agencies pleaded guilty on Wednesday to all of the char…
New York City to require chain restaurants to label high-sodium food
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City health officials unanimously voted on Wednesday to require chain restaurants to add a warning label to menu items that contain more than the daily recommended amount of sodium, making it the first city in the United S…
Somali-American pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – One of at least eight Somali-American men from Minnesota accused of planning to join Islamic State pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support for the militant group, court records show.
McDonald’s to serve only cage-free eggs in U.S., Canada in 10 years
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp’s 16,000 U.S. and Canadian restaurants will serve only eggs laid by cage-free chickens within the coming decade, the company said on Wednesday.
New Jersey man pleads guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the six men arrested in recent months in New York and New Jersey on charges of conspiring to support the militant group Islamic State pleaded guilty on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
As Republicans slam Planned Parenthood, shutdown threatens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans showed no signs on Wednesday of having a clear plan for averting a U.S. government shutdown in three weeks over funding for Planned Parenthood, though senior party leaders have made clear they want to av…
