Closing arguments begin in Georgia school testing scandal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A dozen Atlanta public school educators charged with conspiring to cheat on student standardized test scores did so to boost their paychecks, a prosecutor said during closing arguments on Monday.
California grants posthumous law license to nation’s first Chinese-born lawyer
(Reuters) – California’s top court granted a posthumous law license on Monday to the country’s first recognized lawyer born in China, an immigrant who was denied the right to practice law in the state in 1890 because of his race.
Boeing’s largest union seeks vote to organize South Carolina workers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s largest union on Monday filed for a vote to unionize 2,400 workers at the company’s airplane factory in South Carolina, setting the stage for a clash between the two sides in the strongly anti-union state.
McDonald’s workers claim hazardous conditions in 19 U.S. cities
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp restaurant workers from 19 U.S. cities complained to regulators on Monday that their working conditions are hazardous and have led to severe burns from hot grills and fryer oil.
Arizona mom pleads guilty to leaving young sons in hot car
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona woman whose tearful mugshot drew nationwide notice pleaded guilty on Monday to child abuse for leaving her two young children in a hot car while she went on a job interview, but will avoid jail time, officials said.
Bald eagles may have hatched in District of Columbia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eaglets may have been hatched by the first pair of bald eagles to nest in the District of Columbia since 1947, an Environment Department spokeswoman in the U.S. capital said on Monday.
Defense in Colorado cinema massacre case renews bid for venue change
DENVER (Reuters) – Attorneys defending Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes have renewed their effort to have his upcoming murder trial moved out of the county where 12 moviegoers were fatally shot in 2012, court filings showed on Monday.
Washington judge hears testimony over long jail holds for mentally ill
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A federal judge who ruled last year that Washington state had violated the U.S. Constitution by holding criminal defendants in jail for extended periods while awaiting mental competency evaluations began hearing testimony on Monday …
Oregon governor signs sweeping automatic voter registration into law
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Sweeping first-in-the nation legislation making voter registration automatic in Oregon was signed into law on Monday by Governor Kate Brown, potentially adding 300,000 new voters to state rolls.
‘Persons of interest’ identified in California woman’s disappearance
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police searching for a 22-year-old woman who vanished near a Southern California university that has seen a string of attacks on female students said on Monday that they were investigating two “persons of interest” in the case.
