U.S. lawmakers blast Secret Service’s ‘culture of fear’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service has pervasive problems and a deep-seated culture of fear and retaliation, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday at a hearing to investigate how two senior agents drove a government car into White House barricade…
Minnesota jury convicts Final Exit group of assisting 2007 suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A jury on Thursday found the national right-to-die group Final Exit Network guilty of assisting a Minnesota woman’s suicide in 2007 and interfering with a death scene, prosecutors said.
New York City nail salon workers file lawsuit over wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City manicurists on Thursday filed a proposed class action lawsuit claiming four nail salons routinely violated minimum wage and overtime laws, days after a New York Times investigation revealed rampant wage theft and …
Former top sheriff’s officials indicted in Los Angeles jail scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles County undersheriff and a retired captain on obstruction and conspiracy charges in a long-running investigation of inmate abuse and corruption, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Oregon woman dies in car crash day after accepting marriage proposal
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon woman was killed in a car crash and her fiance was in the hospital fighting for his life a day after the couple got engaged on a California beach, authorities said on Thursday.
Chinese-Americans in New York split over officer who shot black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of Chinese-Americans gathered at a court hearing on Thursday to support a New York City police officer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, while others joined protesters outside who were demanding he be co…
Georgia school principal dismissed after racial remark
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The principal of a private school in suburban Atlanta has been fired after making remarks she admitted were racially insensitive during a graduation ceremony last week, a civil rights group said on Thursday.
Freight train derails in Pittsburgh, no injuries
(Reuters) – A freight train derailed in Pittsburgh on Thursday and emergency crews were called, but there were no injuries and no hazardous materials involved, a railway spokesman said.
Six Philadelphia police officers found not guilty in corruption trial
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A jury on Thursday found six Philadelphia police officers not guilty of federal charges that they stole money from drug suspects, used excessive force and lied on search warrants and in court testimony.
American flight returns to LA after possible bird strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An American Airlines flight bound for St. Louis from Los Angeles returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday after its crew reported a possible bird strike shortly after take off, according to a spokesmen …
