Poor U.S. urban road conditions take toll on motorists’ pocketbooks: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than a quarter of U.S. urban roads and interstate highways are in poor condition, costing motorists more than $500 annually, according to a report released on Thursday as Congress debates extending transportation funding.
Maryland man charged with death of boy beaten over cake
(Reuters) – A Maryland man has been charged with handcuffing and fatally beating his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son over a missing piece of birthday cake, according to court records.
Los Angeles police officer sentenced to 16 months in jail for assault
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles police officer was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in jail for assaulting a handcuffed black woman who was complaining that she could not breathe and later died, prosecutors said.
Connecticut man gets 7 years prison for woman’s firecracker death
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Connecticut man who caused the death of his friend’s sister when he threw a lit firecracker into their family’s apartment was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison, court records show.
Ohio grand jury probing black man’s death in police traffic stop
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – A grand jury was seated in Cincinnati on Thursday as prosecutors mull bringing charges against a white university police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop over the weekend.
Escaped Virginia prisoner who sparked huge manhunt pleads guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bank robbery suspect who sparked a massive manhunt when he fled a Virginia hospital with a security guard’s gun pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges on Thursday, prosecutors said.
Montana wildfire rages unchecked for third day in Glacier National Park
KALISPELL, Mont. (Reuters) – Flames roared unchecked through heavy timber for a third day in Montana’s Glacier National Park, where the main road has been closed through the eastern half of the park, along with two campgrounds and several trails right …
Mexican government says poverty rate rose to 46.2 percent in 2014
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two million more Mexicans fell into poverty between 2012 and 2014, government data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges President Enrique Pena Nieto faces in meeting pledges to lift millions out of need.
Southwest expects gate-sharing with Delta in Dallas to be difficult
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co expects that squeezing in extra flights at its gates at Dallas Love Field Airport will be a challenge now that a U.S. court has asked it to accommodate flights by Delta Air Lines Inc temporarily.
Boston Olympics backers say $2 billion insurance plan would protect taxpayers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Backers of Boston’s controversial bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday said they would carry some $2.3 billion in insurance for event, an effort to assuage worries that city taxpayers could be left footing the bill.
