Firefighters battle major blazes as U.S. West faces more heat
JUNEAU, Alaska/PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Firefighters in Alaska, Oregon and drought-hit California on Monday fought several massive wildfires that have blackened swathes of overheated U.S. West Coast states, as crews braced for warmer temperatures lat…
Takata profit push may have harmed safety: Senate report
DETROIT (Reuters) – Air bag maker Takata Corp may have put profits before safety in a way that contributed to one of the biggest and most complex auto recalls ever, Democrats on a U.S. Senate committee said in a report released on Monday.
New York reaches outline of settlement over Muslim surveillance
(Reuters) – New York has reached the outline of a legal settlement with Muslims over police surveillance, a filing in the two-year-old lawsuit said.
Officer who shot Mexican farmworker in Washington state resigns
SEATTLE (Reuters) – One of three police officers who shot dead an unarmed Mexican farmworker in Washington state, triggering protests akin to those after police slayings in other U.S. cities, has resigned from his job amid an investigation into the vid…
Pennsylvania school stabbing victims urge teen be tried as adult
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Some of the 21 people stabbed at a western Pennsylvania high school testified on Monday about their horrific wounds, urging a judge to “fix evil” by trying their classmate as an adult.
Baltimore police face October trial for Freddie Gray death
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of a black man will go on trial on Oct. 13 in a case that sparked rioting and protests, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said on Monday.
Senator’s son sues Arizona sheriff over animal cruelty charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The son and daughter-in-law of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona have filed suit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, alleging he was playing politics and courting publicity in pursuing animal cruelty charges against them, court papers show…
New York City, U.S. agree to reforms for Rikers jail complex
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to carry out reforms at its Rikers Island jail complex to resolve U.S. Justice Department claims that guards regularly used unnecessary force against inmates, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Second case against Maryland ‘free-range’ parents dropped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland officials have dropped the second of two cases against the so-called “free-range” parents who were charged with child neglect for letting their children walk home alone from a park, a state agency spokeswoman said on Mon…
Verizon offers hikes to 38,000 employees after starting union negotiations
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc said it offered salary hikes to 38,000 employee in its East wireline business after its first negotiating session with representatives of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of …
