U.S. Secret Service takes over year to fix ex-president’s home alarm: government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service failed to replace a broken alarm system at the Houston home of former President George H.W. Bush for more than a year, according to a government report on the troubled protection agency.
U.S. Navy to recognize Cesar Chavez with full graveside honors
(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy will honor late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez on Thursday as a veteran who served in the Western Pacific just after World War II with full graveside honors at his memorial in California, Chavez’s foundation said.
Day 7 of jury deliberations in 1979 New York child murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors considering a murder charge against the man who confessed to killing Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance changed the way the United States responds to missing children, began their seventh day of deliberations on Thursday.
Wisconsin ex-deputy sheriff with ALS not guilty of double killing
(Reuters) – A terminally ill former Wisconsin deputy sheriff was found not guilty on Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and her sister in his home due to his degenerative neurological disease, court documents showed.
Five nursing students killed in Georgia highway pileup
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Five Georgia nursing students died on their way to a training session in a seven-vehicle crash that also left three people injured, including two other nursing students, authorities said on Thursday.
High costs hinder outfitting of U.S. cops with body cameras
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A recent series of widely publicized police shootings of unarmed civilians has heightened interest across the United States in outfitting patrol officers with body cameras. But tight police budgets will limit how widely …
Utah prisoner died after dialysis technician missed shifts
(Reuters) – A Utah prisoner requiring dialysis died after the technician scheduled to treat him failed to report for work, the state’s healthcare authorities said on Wednesday.
Puerto Rico officials warn government shutdown imminent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s top finance officials said the government of the U.S. territory will likely shutdown in three months because of a looming liquidity crisis and warned of a devastating impact on the island’s economy.
Puerto Rico officials warn government shutdown imminent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s top finance officials said the government of the U.S. territory will likely shutdown in three months because of a looming liquidity crisis and warned of a devastating impact on the island’s economy.
California bill ending ‘beliefs’ exemption for childhood vaccines advances
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s senate education committee approved a bill making it mandatory for children to be vaccinated before starting school despite opposition from “ant-vaxxer” parents who have packed public hearings and flooded lawmakers with calls.
