Chicago agency says police officer should be fired for shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – For the first time in its nearly eight-year history, a Chicago review agency that looks at misconduct allegations against the city’s police has recommended that an officer be fired for shooting someone, an agency spokesman said on T…
Man in wheelchair robs New York bank, gets away
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police on Tuesday were searching for a man in a wheelchair who is suspected of robbing a New York bank and rolling out of the building with $1,200 cash to make a clean getaway.
Obama seeks overtime rules revamp that could help 5 million workers
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled details of a long-awaited proposal that would make nearly 5 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, but many businesses say it would force them to cut hours and wages.
Efforts to build more diverse CIA have stalled, report finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA has consistently failed to promote minorities into its leadership ranks and progress in building diversity at the top of the spy agency has largely stalled in the last decade, according to a CIA-commissioned report releas…
California tribe eyes bid for gun maker Colt
(Reuters) – A Native American tribe in California is looking to make a bid for Colt Holding Co, the 179-year-old gun manufacturer, according to a tribal attorney.
Nearly one in three Americans owns a gun
(Reuters Health) – Almost a third of American adults own a gun, but the rate varies widely by state and tops out at almost 62 percent of people in Alaska, new survey data show.
Florida cracks down on people posing pets as service animals
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – People who try to sneak their pets into restaurants, airplanes and other public places by claiming they are specially trained service animals could face 60 days in jail under a Florida law taking effect on Wednesday.
Texas grandmother survives for two days after crashing car into ravine
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 75-year-old Texas woman who crashed her car into a rural ravine and fractured her spine survived for two days by drinking three cans of soda and water she collected with a rag, police said on Tuesday.
Tiny caskets: Illinois group gives funerals to abandoned babies
CHICAGO (Reuters) – More than a year after he was found dead in a plastic shopping bag, a newborn boy was laid to rest in a tiny white casket, covered with blue and white flowers.
Supreme Court takes up major case on public sector union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a case that could weaken public sector unions, a challenge by 10 nonunion public school teachers who say California’s requirement that they pay the equivalent of union dues viol…
