N.Y. City must release misconduct records for officer in chokehold case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A state judge has ordered New York City to release a summary of misconduct findings against the police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in a case that added to the national debate on how police deal with minorities….
New Mexico couple set homeless man ablaze with fireworks: police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico have arrested an Albuquerque couple accused of setting a homeless man ablaze with fireworks as he slept on a city sidewalk, authorities said on Thursday.
Philadelphia postman charged after 22,500 pieces mail found undelivered
(Reuters) – About 22,500 pieces of undelivered mail are making their way to their intended recipients this week, more than a year after a Philadelphia postal carrier began hoarding them in his home, federal authorities said.
Canada Valentine’s Day massacre suspects headed for trial
HALIFAX (Reuters) – The case of a Canadian man and American woman accused of plotting a shopping mall massacre in the Atlantic Canadian city of Halifax will proceed to trial, a court confirmed on Thursday, though the trial may not start until 2016.
District of Columbia clears path to vote on $15 per hour minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia could raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by mid-2020 under a ballot initiative cleared this week, making it the latest U.S. city to consider raising base pay for hourly workers.
Swimmers take dip in long-polluted New York lake to hail cleanup
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – A group of swimmers took a plunge in a New York lake long considered one of the most polluted U.S. waterways to prove it is now safe for recreation.
Back from brink, all-women Sweet Briar College faces rough road
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (Reuters) – High school senior Alexis Zsamboran was devastated when she heard that Sweet Briar College was planning to close and join a long line of U.S. all-women’s schools that have shut their doors.
Gay couple from U.S. in Thai custody battle over surrogate baby
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A gay couple from the United States said on Wednesday their lives were being “destroyed” after a Thai surrogate mother refused to sign papers allowing them to take their baby out of Thailand.
Some public hospitals win, others lose with Obamacare
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S. healthcare system, Chicago’s Cook County Health & Hospitals System has made its first profit in 180 years.
New York moves to raise state minimum wage to $15 for fast-food workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York moved on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 in New York City and by mid-2021 in the rest of the state.
