ACLU suit says Kentucky school officer shackled disabled children
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit accusing a school resource officer in Kentucky of handcuffing two disabled children to punish them for behavior related to their disabilities, ACLU officials said on Tuesday.
Father, daughter killed in New Hampshire circus tent collapse
(Reuters) – A father and daughter were killed and about 32 people injured when a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire during a wind storm, officials said on Tuesday, as they began an investigation of why the show went on in the face of a severe weath…
Boston-area police officer charged with punching handcuffed suspect
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston-area police officer pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of repeatedly punching a handcuffed suspect he had taken into custody and then lying about it, according to local prosecutors and police.
Three days, five killings and a year of pain in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Kajuan Guinn was just 8, and recently reunited with his family after years in foster care, when his chronically ill mother died of complications from lupus.
Large sinkhole collapses New York intersection
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sinkhole swallowed up a New York City intersection early on Tuesday, collapsing two lanes of roadway during morning rush hour, fire officials said.
Honeywell unit probed in toxic gas leak in Illinois
(Reuters) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has begun a special inspection at Honeywell Metropolis Works in Illinois to assess a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred during maintenance activity on Saturday evening.
Rikers Island: prison stories
Rikers Island, the New York City jail complex that houses about 9,800 inmates, is one of the largest in the United States. It is also one of the most troubled.
Oklahoma regulators impose water injection cut to stem earthquakes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oklahoma regulators are imposing new restrictions on energy companies injecting wastewater underground, in the latest effort to stem a sharp increase in earthquakes.
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recen…
Two people shot outside New Jersey hip hop concert
(Reuters) – A gunman shot and wounded two people outside a hip hop concert in New Jersey late on Monday and is thought to have fled to nearby woods, police said.
