New York prison guard in inmate death case gets last-minute reprieve
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former supervising guard at New York City’s Rikers Island, convicted of refusing to help a dying inmate at the troubled jail complex, convinced a judge to postpone sentencing on Thursday when he claimed at the last minute that hi…
Transgender California inmate seeking surgery wins parole recommendation
(Reuters) – A California board recommended parole on Thursday for a transgender inmate convicted of second-degree murder, the same day an appeals court put on hold a ruling requiring the state to pay for the prisoner’s sex-reassignment surgery, officia…
Washington Capitol police weigh fix after guns left in bathrooms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol police are considering new procedures and punishments after several incidents in which officers accidentally left their guns in public bathrooms, an official said on Thursday.One gun was left in a Capitol Visitor Cen…
Man who flew gyrocopter to Capitol pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of breaching some of the world’s most restricted airspace.
Tempers flare as Rhode Island retirees argue over pension reform
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – Retired Rhode Island teachers, police officers and state workers traded barbs in court on Thursday over the state’s public pension overhaul, with some criticizing colleagues for stopping their fight to recover lost benefits…
Exclusive: Iowa bird-flu farms fall short on containment measures
IRETON, IOWA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Measures to control the worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history are not being enforced at several farms at its epicenter in northwestern Iowa, potentially increasing the risks that the disease could spread further, spot…
Senate Democrats press for Amtrak funding increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats from the Northeast, where the Amtrak rail service is considered essential, vowed on Thursday, in the wake of a deadly train crash, to fight Republican budget cuts for the passenger line, while acknowledging …
Husband gets life for arranging for girlfriend to kill wife in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man convicted of conspiring to have his wife murdered as the couple walked along a suburban New Jersey street with their toddler in a stroller was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison, prosecutors said.
Suspect in shooting of South Carolina sheriff’s deputy killed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – After an 10-hour standoff at a downtown Charleston apartment building on Thursday police said they shot dead a man suspected of last week’s ambush shooting of a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy.
Boy Scouts president says ban on gay leaders needs to end
DALLAS (Reuters) – Boy Scouts of America President Robert Gates said on Thursday the group’s ban on adult gay leaders needs to end, taking a step toward dismantling a policy that has caused deep rifts in the 105-year-old organization.
