Nurses strike called off for University of Chicago
(Reuters) – A walkout by nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center was averted after the healthcare workers reached a tentative agreement with administrators, but strikes are still planned at hospitals in California, the union said.
Survivors of Colorado cinema massacre describe horrors for jury
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A woman who survived Colorado’s movie theater massacre found an escape route blocked by bodies, she told jurors on Tuesday in the murder trial of gunman James Holmes. And a nine-months pregnant woman slipped in blood while…
Thousands of police descend on Baltimore to enforce curfew after riots
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – As night falls on Baltimore on Tuesday, thousands of police and National Guard troops fanned out to enforce a new curfew and prevent further violence as the mayor fended off criticism that she responded sluggishly to a night of ri…
U.S. officials predict a return of avian flu in the fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. agriculture officials say it is “highly probable” that the virulent avian flu viruses that have hit U.S. poultry operations hard in recent weeks will return next fall when wild bird populations migrate south, potentially spreading the viruses into new regions of the country.
Commission approves policy for Los Angeles police body cameras
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Commission approved a policy on Tuesday clearing the way for the widespread use of body cameras by patrol officers in the second-largest U.S. city, as tensions rise in the United States over police use-of-…
Federal prosecutor to monitor probe of fatal Detroit shooting
DETROIT (Reuters) – The chief federal prosecutor in Detroit said on Tuesday that her office would closely monitor an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Detroit man by a federal agent.
Amid drought, California’s Brown wants big fines for wasting water
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Governor Jerry Brown proposed legislation on Tuesday that would impose steep fines for wasting water in drought-parched California.
Michigan boy held in basement describes extreme exercise, abuse
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan boy who was found emaciated in his own basement after going missing for 11 days last year told a court on Tuesday that he was forced to exercise for up to two hours every morning and again each night and would suffer abus…
Court dismisses appeal in $1 billion divorce of oil executive Hamm
(Reuters) – Sue Ann Arnall, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil executive Harold Hamm, lost an appeal of the couple’s divorce case because she had accepted an award of nearly $1 billion, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
No new trial for man behind illicit Silk Road website
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal judge has denied a request for a new trial for Ross Ulbricht, the man convicted of being the mastermind behind the Silk Road online black market for illegal drugs
