Chicago commuter trains will stop marking gender on monthly passes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many Chicago commuters are not even aware of the little rubber-stamp mark on their monthly train pass indicating ‘M’ for male or ‘F’ for female.
Drone with drugs, porn seized near Maryland prisons, two arrested
(Reuters) – Two men have been arrested for allegedly trying to fly drugs and pornography into Maryland prisons using a drone, authorities said on Monday, the second U.S. prison incident involving drones in a month.
New York’s Rikers health intern sues after inmate attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former mental health intern at New York’s Rikers Island jail system is suing the city after an inmate fractured her face and broke her jaw in an attack, her attorney said on Monday.
Former New Hampshire Governor Sununu recovering from heart surgery
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu was recovering in Boston on Monday after undergoing heart surgery last week, the Republican’s office said in a statement.
Kansas town laments forced removal of Jesus picture from school
(Reuters) – Public school officials in the small Kansas town of Chanute are trying to find a new home for a portrait of Jesus Christ after a civil liberties group demanded its removal from the town’s middle school.
White House aims to boost homeowner renewable energy use
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday expanded its push for greater renewable energy adoption, announcing fresh financial incentives for solar panels, smart grid technology and other alternative energies for homeowners and builders.
Judge to decide whether Pennsylvania official will face perjury trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Monday will lay out the details of their criminal case against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who is accused of illegally leaking grand jury information to embarrass a political foe, and then lyi…
NYC officer on mayor’s security team shot with pellet gun
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer assigned to the mayor’s security detail was struck by an apparent BB or pellet gun outside the mayor’s residence in Manhattan, police said on Monday.
National Zoo staff keeping cautious eye on panda twin cubs in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Zoo staff are keeping a close eye on giant panda Mei Xiang’s newborn twins, given the cubs’ fragile state just days after their birth, the zoo’s lead veterinarian said on Monday.
New Orleans’ finances still vulnerable 10 years after Katrina: Moody’s
(Reuters) – A decade after New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in U.S. history, the city’s finances have improved but still face several challenges, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report released on Monday.
