Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment
(Reuters) – Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. rail service, as operations resumed on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor.
San Diego policewoman shot in neck during gun battle will survive
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego policewoman who was shot in the neck during a gun battle after a high-speed pursuit that ended in the death of an armed suspect has undergone surgery and will recover, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Company that sold belongings of deployed U.S. Navy sailors reaches settlement
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego-area moving and storage company has agreed to pay $170,000 to active duty members of the U.S. Navy whose belongings were auctioned off while they were deployed overseas, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
Fourteen charged with smuggling drugs through U.S. airports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fourteen people, including three baggage handlers at Oakland International Airport, were charged on Monday with being part of a ring that smuggled drugs through airport security, federal prosecutors said.
Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment
(Reuters) – Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. rail service, as operations resumed on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor.
Former L.A. sushi chef sentenced to probation for serving whale meat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former chef who pleaded guilty to serving whale meat at a now-closed Southern California sushi restaurant was sentenced on Monday to two years’ probation and fined $5,000, prosecutors said.
New York girl, 2, dies, hit by bricks while on bench with grandma
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 2-year-old girl died on Monday a day after she was hit on the head by falling bricks as she sat on a bench with her grandmother outside a Manhattan building, police said.
Oklahoma teen sentenced for rape that sparked school walkout
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma high school student pleaded no contest on Monday to rape, a crime that led hundreds of his fellow students to walk out in November and demand punishment for incidents they said were not being taken seriously….
Nail salons in New York told to respect workers or face closure
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nail salons in New York were warned on Monday to respect the rights of their workers or face closure under proposed legislation that has won the backing of immigrant groups.
Elderly New York man survives fall into Yellowstone canyon
(Reuters) – An elderly New York man survived a fall into a deep canyon at Yellowstone National Park after he tripped over a stone barrier while trying to take a photograph and plunged backward over a ledge, officials said on Monday.
