Washington state school shooting suspect held on $500,000 bail
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state teenager who fired a gun inside his high school in an apparent attempt to provoke an on-campus guard into killing him made his first court appearance on Tuesday and was ordered held on $500,000 bail, officials sai…
United Express flight with engine fire forced to land in Philadelphia
(Reuters) – A plane with an engine on fire was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday at Philadelphia International Airport, where it landed safely, according to the airport and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Strict California water cutback rules still on the table, state says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California water regulators said they had created more nuanced ways for communities to show how much water they had used and saved, but refrained from making major changes to proposed new rules aimed at reducing water use…
Clinton, Republican presidential hopefuls, address Baltimore violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that violence and looting in the city of Baltimore following the funeral of a young black man who died after suffering injuries while in police custody are evidence o…
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.
