Teachers’ strike to keep Seattle schools closed Tuesday
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s 53,000 public school students will be idled for a fifth day on Tuesday by a citywide teachers’ strike after a marathon round of weekend contract talks between the union and school district failed to produce a settlement.
Judge denies bail to ex-patrolman charged in South Carolina man’s death
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge denied bail to a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop, court documents filed on Monday show.
Oregon man accused of threatening to kill school teachers
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Police arrested an Oregon man and charged him with federal weapons offenses after FBI agents linked him to murderous online threats against teachers at a Christian school he once attended, court documents showed on Monday.
Michigan resident tests positive for plague
(Reuters) – A Michigan resident is recovering from the state’s first ever confirmed case of bubonic plague, state health officials said on Monday.
U.S. Air Force still evaluating options for F-35 ‘block buy’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Monday said it is still examining a possible “block buy” that the Pentagon hopes to put together to lower the cost of U.S. and foreign military purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet …
Fire that destroyed South Dakota biker bar ruled an accident
(Reuters) – A fire that destroyed a Sturgis, South Dakota, biker bar that was featured in a reality television show and was a popular hangout during the city’s annual motorcycle rally has been ruled an accident, fire investigators said on Monday.
Prosecutors detail case against former Harrisburg mayor
HARRISBURG, PA. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania state prosecutors on Monday unveiled details of the corruption case against Stephen Reed, the long-time former Harrisburg mayor charged with using city money from bond sales to buy thousands of artifacts.
Aretha Franklin, Anthony Kearns to perform at pope’s U.S. visit
(Reuters) – U.S. soul singer Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns will perform during the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia later this month, event organizers said on Monday.
U.S. airman who disarmed train gunman to receive Purple Heart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. airman who helped disarm a gunman on a Paris-bound train last month will receive a Purple Heart medal, the U.S. Air Force leader said on Monday, in an unusual award of the honor to a serviceman wounded while not in a comba…
Baltimore mayor wants to make interim police chief’s role permanent
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Monday asked the City Council to confirm the city’s interim police commissioner as a permanent replacement for the official fired following racially fueled riots in April.
