Seattle schools closed for second day by teachers strike over pay, hours
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A strike by Seattle’s public school teachers stretched into a second day on Thursday, further delaying the start of fall classes for some 53,000 students after contact talks collapsed in disagreement over wages, hours and performanc…
Oregon judge who refused gay marriages says freedom of religion violated
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon judge, who is under an ethics investigation for refusing to perform gay marriages and over complaints including hanging a painting of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse, denies any wrongdoing, the judge’s spokesman said on Thursday.
Father of slain Virginia journalist calls for action on gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a Virginia television journalist who was shot dead during a live broadcast last month took to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to call on Congress to act on gun violence.
N.Y. police chief apologizes to arrested ex-tennis star
(Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton apologized on Thursday to former U.S. tennis star James Blake, who was arrested after being wrongly identified as a suspect in a fraud ring and said he was concerned over how much force was …
Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Thursday denied a request for a change of venue for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of a black man who died from an injury in police custody.
Golfer dies after being stung by bees at Michigan resort
(Reuters) – An Ohio man playing golf with a friend at a northern Michigan resort died after being attacked by a swarm of bees when he went to search for his ball in the woods, police said on Thursday.
Police give sketch of child after body parts found in Chicago park
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police released a composite sketch on Thursday of a toddler whose body parts were found over the weekend in a Chicago park, as investigators continued to scour the area and search for leads.
$125,000 in rewards offered in California cold-case murder
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI and the family of a man who was shot to death after a minor traffic accident in Oakland, California, two years ago have pledged $125,000 in rewards in the hope of generating new leads in the case, officials said on Thu…
New York joins $79 million U.S. effort to process untested rape kits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City prosecutor’s office joined the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday in a $79 million effort to help police in 20 U.S. states process untested rape kits that can provide physical evidence to help solve sexual assaults…
U.S. charges three in multibillion-dollar drug money laundering scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged three Colombian nationals with helping to run a global money laundering network that processed billions of dollars in drug trafficking profits through bank accounts in China and Hong Kong.
