Four students killed after tour buses collide on Seattle bridge
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Four students were killed on Thursday when an amphibious tour bus and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided head-on on a Seattle bridge, authorities said.
U.S. Border Patrol agent indicted for murder over 2012 shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted for murder in a cross-border shooting of a Mexican teenager in 2012 in what an attorney for the victim’s family on Thursday called an unprecedented move.
New California water bond seeks to plug funding holes
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California environmentalists plan to file a new water bond proposal with the secretary of state next week, a measure backers say will provide critical money for programs that were under funded by the $7.8 billion bond passed by v…
Transgender inmate wins suit against Maryland prison officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A transgender inmate who says guards called her an animal and encouraged her to kill herself has won a legal battle against Maryland prison officials in the first successful lawsuit of its kind against a U.S. correctional facilit…
China’s Xi arrives in Washington for first U.S. state visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Thursday for a state visit and talks with President Barack Obama expected to be clouded by differences over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijing’s economic policies and terri…
Georgia inmates and prison guards face drugs and bribery charges
(Reuters) – A dozen people, including two former employees of the Georgia Department of Corrections and seven current and former inmates were indicted on charges involving the use of cellphones to conduct drug trafficking, extortion, wire fraud and ide…
Judge upholds sentences for Kansas couple in overdose-linked deaths
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A federal judge in Kansas resentenced a doctor and his wife to three decades in prison on Thursday for illegally distributing pain killers to patients, including 68 who allegedly died of overdoses.
Four killed, 12 critical after tour buses collide on Seattle bridge
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Four people were killed and 12 critically injured on Thursday when an amphibious tour bus and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided head-on on a Seattle bridge, authorities said.
Addressing Congress, pope urges U.S. to end hostility toward immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis beseeched Americans to end hostility toward immigrants in a historic speech before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, weighing in forcefully on a divisive issue that is stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Homicide suspected in California foothill fire deaths
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Three bodies have been found in a burned California vacation cabin owned by a family missing for 10 days, and the incident, initially thought to have been caused by wildfire, is being investigated as a homicide and arson,…
