U.S. railroads warn of system disruptions over safety deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. and Canadian railroads stepped up pressure on Congress to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for new safety technology on Wednesday, warning that failure to act would lead to crippling disruptions across the national freight an…
N.Y. state sued over inmate’s death, allegedly beaten by guards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of a New York state prison inmate who died after a confrontation with guards in April filed a civil rights lawsuit against the state on Wednesday amid continuing investigations by authorities into his death.
Missing Connecticut man believed son wanted to frame him: prosecutors
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man who has been missing for more than a month sent a message to his adult son the day he was last seen saying that he believed he was being framed for his wife’s murder, according to court papers.
Defiant Kentucky clerk’s backers: fire aides over gay marriage licenses
MOREHEAD, Ky. (Reuters) – Supporters of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples due to her religious beliefs, said on Wednesday that any of her deputies who provide the documents without her permission sho…
California man killed, woman badly hurt in pit bull attack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 65-year-old man was killed and a woman seriously hurt when they were attacked by two pit bulls in Southern California, police and local media said on Wednesday.
U.S. survey finds increased number of sharks off the East Coast
(Reuters) – U.S. shark researchers caught and tagged 2,835 sharks along the East Coast this spring, a record number which they say reflects a growing population thanks to federal protections.
Philadelphia prison guards charged with drug, phone smuggling
(Reuters) – Six Philadelphia-area correctional officers smuggled drugs and mobile phones to inmates in various jail facilities for cash, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed on Wednesday.
Baltimore OKs $6.4 million settlement to Freddie Gray family
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore city officials on Wednesday approved a $6.4 million civil settlement to the family of Freddie Gray Jr., a black man whose death in April from an injury in police custody triggered protests and rioting.
Death toll in Legionnaires’ outbreak in Illinois rises to 10
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Quincy, Illinois, has risen to 10, all but one of them at a home for military veterans, public health officials said on Wednesday.
Former Oregon police chief investigated over racism accusations
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The former police chief of a small town in Oregon is being investigated by the state over allegations from his own officers that he made racist remarks, including comparing African-Americans to monkeys, authorities said on We…
