Toddler shot in the head during drive-by shooting near Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 1-year-old girl was in critical condition on Friday after being shot in the head during a drive-by shooting near Seattle that might have been sparked by road rage, authorities said.
‘Drop the death penalty,’ say parents of Boston bombing victim
BOSTON (Reuters) – The parents of the boy who was the youngest to die in the attack on the Boston Marathon asked federal prosecutors to abandon their effort to sentence the bomber to death, in a statement on the front page of the Boston Globe on Friday…
Union postpones election at Boeing South Carolina plant
(Reuters) – The union trying to organize Boeing Co’s South Carolina plant withdrew its petition for an April 22 election, citing “a toxic environment and gross violations of workers’ lawful organizing rights.”
Indiana reports jump in new HIV cases in rural outbreak
(Reuters) – An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has jumped by 24 cases in the past week, an increase attributed to offering more testing resources, state health officials said on Friday.
Oklahoma deputy apologizes for fatal shooting, says was trained
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma reserve deputy, who fatally shot a man when he said he accidentally grabbed his gun instead of his Taser, apologized to the victim’s family on Friday and said his mistake could have happened to anyone.
Chicago teachers union says schools probe sign of bigger problem
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The acting head of the Chicago Teachers Union said on Thursday that a federal probe of the city’s public schools chief executive points to a larger pattern of apparent conflicts of interest at the debt-troubled district.
Star quarterback Winston’s lawyer calls Florida rape suit a ‘stunt’
TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – A lawyer for college football star quarterback Jameis Winston, a contender for the top pick in the upcoming National Football League draft, on Friday labeled as a “stunt” the lawsuit filed a day earlier in a Florida court by a …
Immigration fight heads to federal appeals court
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – In a key test of President Barack Obama’s efforts to overhaul immigration law without congressional action, administration lawyers will on Friday ask a federal appeals court to lift an injunction blocking his executive action me…
Thousands of U.S. Midwest dogs infected with Asian flu variety
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new strain of dog flu from Asia that started infecting pets in Chicago this January has spread to thousands of dogs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana and killed six, animal health officials said.
Coast Guard ship returns to U.S. with 14 tons of seized cocaine
(Reuters) – A U.S. Coast Guard cutter carrying more than 14 tons of seized cocaine returned to a California naval base on Thursday after a two-and-a-half month operation off the coast of Central and South America, officials said.
