Long-broken tunneling machine’s cutter head hoisted out of Seattle pit
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The cutter head of the world’s largest-diameter tunnel-boring machine was being hoisted out of a temporary pit in Seattle on Monday as construction crews work to fix a key component in a long-delayed multibillion-dollar highway repl…
Missing U.C. Berkeley student was killed in weekend car accident
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A University of California, Berkeley student reported missing over the weekend after a fraternity party at another campus was identified on Monday as the person struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles early on Saturday, police…
U.S. pharmacists group asks members not to provide execution drugs
(Reuters) – The largest association of U.S. pharmacists approved a measure on Monday at its annual meeting in California calling on members to avoid participating in executions, saying it violates a core value of the profession, an official said.
Mother in custody after death of toddler son in NYC bathroom
(Reuters) – A mother was taken into custody on Monday after she locked herself and her toddler son in a bathroom in a New York City restaurant and the 1-year-old was later pronounced dead after workers found him unresponsive, police said.
Indiana to clarify ‘religious freedom’ law, Georgia, N.C. bills stall
(Reuters) – Indiana Republicans pledged on Monday to clarify a new “religious freedom” law, while similar proposals stalled in Georgia and North Carolina after businesses and activists said such measures could be used to discriminate against gays.
U.S. Justice Department sues Oklahoma university over transgender professor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Monday against Southeastern Oklahoma State University, alleging the school discriminated against a transgender assistant professor.
Exclusive: Pentagon chief sends military wish lists to Congress with reservations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday sent Congress the military’s annual “wish lists,” including 12 Boeing Co F/A-18 fighter jets and 14 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but said he would not back any of the request…
California’s death row faces no-vacancy situation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s death row, the largest in the nation with newly condemned inmates added to the system every month but no one executed in almost a decade, has filled virtually to capacity as the state seeks money to build more cells…
Journalists sue St. Louis County police for abuse in Ferguson protests
(Reuters) – Four journalists arrested while covering racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, last year filed a lawsuit Monday claiming they were battered and falsely arrested by police trying to hinder their ability to cover the protests.
One dead, two hurt as vehicle tries to ram U.S. spy agency gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two people tried to run their vehicle through the National Security Agency’s gates near Washington on Monday before guards at the spy agency fatally shot one of them, said officials, who added there was no evidence of a link to t…
