Arkansas plans to put panic buttons in school classrooms statewide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas will put panic buttons in classrooms statewide this year, with officials saying on Tuesday the plan would be the most comprehensive public school emergency alert system in the nation.
Michigan jury says hugs in prison allowed, awards inmate $1,251
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan inmate was awarded $1,251 after a jury ruled his rights were violated when a guard barred him from hugging his wife during a prison visit.
Ohio high court advises judges not to refuse to perform gay marriages
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Judges in Ohio should not refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on personal or religious beliefs, a board appointed by the state’s Supreme Court said in an informal, nonbinding opinion released on Monday.
Illinois man pleads guilty to trying to join al Qaeda-linked group
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to a charge that he tried to travel overseas to join an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria.
One California wildfire grows as firefighters contain another
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wildfire burning in northern California grew rapidly Tuesday morning, in the shadow of a larger blaze that destroyed dozens of homes before firefighters were able to largely contain it.
Prison bus collides with truck in Arizona, seriously injuring three
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A bus carrying 50 minimum-security prisoners slammed into an overturned semi-truck on Interstate 8 in Arizona early on Tuesday, seriously injuring the bus driver and two inmates, authorities said.
FBI tracking tips spurred by video tied to 25-year-old Boston art heist
BOSTON (Reuters) – Days after surveillance video from the 1990 Stewart Gardner Museum heist was made public, FBI officials on Tuesday said they are investigating a “handful of tips,” including one identifying a mystery man let in to the museum the nigh…
Complaints about airlines have soared in 2015: U.S. agency
(Reuters) – Complaints about airline service grew during the first half of this year as consumers reported more concerns about airfares, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
U.S. cites driver fatigue, unused seat belts in Tracy Morgan crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. transportation regulators on Tuesday cited driver fatigue, speed and unused seat belts among multiple factors behind a 2014 crash with a Wal-Mart truck that left “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan with brain injuries and killed a f…
Black South Carolina man was armed when officers shot him, police say
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A young black man was armed on Saturday when he was shot to death by South Carolina police after leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed his SUV into a tree, authorities said on Monday.
