Four spectators killed at illegal North Carolina drag race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Four people were killed and three seriously injured in a North Carolina town when a driver lost control of his car during an illegal drag race and slammed into a group of spectators, authorities said on Monday.
Former Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The former treasurer of Pennsylvania’s financially troubled capital city of Harrisburg pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling from two non-profit groups.
Arizona yoga teacher pleads not guilty to sex acts with teen boys
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona yoga instructor pleaded not guilty on Monday to multiple charges that she performed a sex act on a 15-year-old boy and let other boys as young as 11 fondle her breasts at a bar mitzvah party, court officials said.
Man accused of threatening U.S. House speaker found not guilty
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – A former bartender from Ohio accused of threatening to kill U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner in October 2014 was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday by a federal judge.
Massachusetts man suspected of plotting Boston Marathon-style attack arrested
BOSTON (Reuters) – Authorities said on Monday they had arrested the son of a Boston police captain who was building bombs in his apartment and planned to attack a crowded university campus cafeteria on behalf of the Islamic State militant group.
N.Y. Rikers inmates’ lawsuit cites frigid temps, pepper spray, beatings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Inmates at New York’s Rikers Island jail complex say they were detained for several hours in a frigid gym and, when they complained, pepper-sprayed and beaten by corrections officers, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed again…
Illinois comptroller says state worker paychecks processed
CHICAGO (Reuters) – State workers in Illinois will get their paychecks on time and in full this week even as the Democrat-controlled legislature and Republican governor remain at odds over a budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.
California to regain control of healthcare at Folsom Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will be allowed to oversee the healthcare for inmates at Folsom Prison, officials said on Monday, nearly a decade after the state lost control of prison medical services amid allegations of substandard care in …
Firefighters gain ground on Washington state wildfire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Firefighters gained more ground on Monday against a lightning-sparked wildfire raging for a fourth day in north-central Washington state that continued to threaten about two dozen homes, though officials said they hoped to lift evac…
Chicago-area zoo investigates deaths of 54 stingrays
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Brookfield Zoo near Chicago is investigating what caused all 54 of its stingrays to die, a zoo spokeswoman said on Monday.
