Wisconsin judge holds juvenile court hearing in Slenderman case
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl accused of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional character Slenderman should face charges in juvenile court where she could get treatment for mental illness, jail officials and mental health experts sa…
Chicago City Council approves mayor’s $1.1 billion bond plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved with no debate Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to sell $1.1 billion of bonds to continue restructuring outstanding debt and pay other obligations.
Pennsylvania court to hear arguments on 80-year-old man’s arson conviction
(Reuters) – Prosecutors are due to argue in Philadelphia on Thursday that an 80-year-old Korean-American businessman should resume serving a life sentence for the arson murder of his mentally ill daughter in 1989.
FAA expects to clear U.S. commercial drones within a year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on…
Atlantic City casino workers plan protest over benefit cuts
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – The largest union representing workers at Atlantic City, New Jersey’s hard-hit casinos plan to rally outside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort on Wednesday to protests a bankruptcy court-approved cut to benefits for some…
Obama continues to have confidence in OPM director after breach: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama continues to have confidence in Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta despite recent cyber data breaches at the agency, the White House said on Wednesday.
HIV epidemic waning in southern Indiana county: officials
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The number of new HIV cases in a rural southern Indiana county that has been the site of a recent epidemic has fallen dramatically, public health officials said on Wednesday.
Female prison worker, New York escapees plotted husband’s murder: prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The female prison worker in custody for helping two New York inmates escape had discussed with the convicts a murder-for-hire plot targeting her husband, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said on Wednesday.
Washington subway has serious safety shortfalls, regulators say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s troubled subway system suffers from serious safety lapses and needs to improve immediately, the Federal Transit Administration said on Wednesday, six months after a tunnel fire in the U.S. capital killed one person.
U.S. postal workers turn Scrooge, poor kids lose: authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal authorities have accused three U.S. postal workers of being Scrooges, by writing fake letters to Santa Claus to get Christmas gifts meant for poor children.
