U.S. regulators compile Takata recall data from automakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Automakers affected by the Takata air bag inflator recall have loaded the ID numbers of millions of recalled vehicles into a searchable system, allowing consumers and government officials to examine the data, U.S. safety regulato…
Police in Washington state hunt for escaped convict
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police in Washington state were hunting on Wednesday for the second of two non-violent prisoners who escaped from an outside-prison work crew cleaning up a gun range, a spokeswoman for the minimum-security corrections facility said….
Minnesota sex offender commitment program ruled unconstitutional
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Minnesota’s sex offender treatment program unconstitutional and ordered a hearing into the system that has not unconditionally released anyone in 20 years and holds more than 700 people in trea…
Female prison worker, NY escapees plotted husband’s murder: prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A female prison worker in custody for helping two upstate New York inmates escape had discussed with the convicts a murder-for-hire plot against her husband, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
North Dakota’s workers comp claims rise less than expected
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – The number of workers compensation filings in North Dakota’s oil patch rose less than forecast from January through March, leading state officials to curb projections for total fiscal year filings, data released on Wednesday…
Tropical Depression Bill soaks Texas, kills one, brings flood worries
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Tropical Depression Bill drenched large parts of Texas on Wednesday, turning streets into lakes, raising flood worries and killing at least one person in the state where severe weather killed about 30 people last month.
City probe finds Washington state ex-NAACP official violated ethics rules
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who drew national attention after being accused of lying about her racial background, has violated ethics rules while heading a police oversight commission, a senior city official…
Attorneys vow to push for new trial in Connecticut murder-for-hire plot
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Connecticut woman convicted in 2002 of killing her brother-in-law in a murder-for-hire plot vowed on Wednesday to carry her fight for a new trial to federal court after a state court judge blocked her bid for …
Judge dismisses fifth juror in Colorado movie massacre trial
DENVER (Reuters) – The judge in the Colorado movie theater massacre trial on Wednesday dismissed a fifth juror, whose disclosure last month that she recognized a survivor of the July 2012 shooting rampage had prompted the defense to seek her removal.
Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided U.S. appeals court said the federal government’s top law enforcers can be sued by former inmates who claim their civil rights were violated while jailed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks because they were Arab, Muslim or s…
