San Bernardino council backs bankruptcy plan that hammers bondholders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – San Bernardino’s council approved a bankruptcy exit plan on Monday night that seeks to virtually eliminate the southern California city’s pension bond debt while paying Calpers, the state pension system, in full.
Jeb Bush sees no constitutional right to gay marriage
(Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush said in a weekend radio interview that he does not believe the Constitution grants a right to gay marriage, emphasizing his support for “traditional marriage.”
Texas grand jury does not indict policeman for fatal shooting of Mexican
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury declined on Monday to charge a suburban Dallas police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Mexican national in another case that raised questions about racial bias by U.S. police.
Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment
(Reuters) – Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. rail service, as operations resumed on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor.
San Diego policewoman shot in neck during gun battle will survive
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego policewoman who was shot in the neck during a gun battle after a high-speed pursuit that ended in the death of an armed suspect has undergone surgery and will recover, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Company that sold belongings of deployed U.S. Navy sailors reaches settlement
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego-area moving and storage company has agreed to pay $170,000 to active duty members of the U.S. Navy whose belongings were auctioned off while they were deployed overseas, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
Fourteen charged with smuggling drugs through U.S. airports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fourteen people, including three baggage handlers at Oakland International Airport, were charged on Monday with being part of a ring that smuggled drugs through airport security, federal prosecutors said.
Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment
(Reuters) – Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. rail service, as operations resumed on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor.
Former L.A. sushi chef sentenced to probation for serving whale meat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former chef who pleaded guilty to serving whale meat at a now-closed Southern California sushi restaurant was sentenced on Monday to two years’ probation and fined $5,000, prosecutors said.
New York girl, 2, dies, hit by bricks while on bench with grandma
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 2-year-old girl died on Monday a day after she was hit on the head by falling bricks as she sat on a bench with her grandmother outside a Manhattan building, police said.
