San Francisco jail guards forced inmates to fight: public defender
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several guards at San Francisco’s main county jail orchestrated “gladiator-style” fights between inmates, placed bets on the outcomes and threatened those who disobeyed, the city’s public defender said on Thursday.
Labor unions, developers reach agreement on Los Angeles-area NFL stadium
(Reuters) – Labor leaders said on Thursday they had reached an agreement with developers of a proposed Los Angeles-area stadium project, which is backed by the billionaire owner of the St. Louis Rams, that could become home for an NFL team.
Senior police official in Fresno, California, arrested on drug charges
(Reuters) – The deputy police chief in Fresno, California, was arrested on Thursday on charges of participating in multiple conspiracies to distribute heroin, oxycodone and marijuana, the FBI said.
Amid trial, Kleiner Perkins recruits next generation of partners
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – For the past month, the name most associated with venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is former partner Ellen Pao, who took the firm to trial for gender discrimination and retaliation.
Airport pat-downs of black women’s hairstyles discriminatory: ACLU
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two black women who said their hairstyles made them targets for airport security pat-downs said on Thursday the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had agreed to stop singling out women for screening based solely…
Colorado lawmaker says attack on pregnant woman ‘curse of God’
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado lawmaker’s comments that an attack on a woman whose unborn child was cut from her womb was a “curse of God” caused by U.S. policy on abortion drew criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike on Thursday.
Father of ex-Los Angeles cop wanted for murder charged with lying to FBI
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles police officer’s father, who authorities say helped his son flee across the border to Mexico to avoid facing murder charges, was arrested on Thursday and accused of lying to federal agents, the FBI said.
U.S. court halts Labor Department same-sex couple protections
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge in Texas on Thursday issued a stay to halt the U.S. Labor Department from implementing a rule that would expand medical leave protections for same-sex couples, saying the move impinges on the rights of st…
New York City buildings collapse in possible gas blast, injuring 12 people
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An apparent gas explosion caused two apartment buildings to collapse and burst into flames, and two others to catch fire, injuring at least 12 people on Thursday in New York City’s East Village neighborhood, authorities said.
Tesoro sees restarting Martinez, Calif., refinery beginning Friday
(Reuters) – Tesoro Corp said it anticipates restarting its strike-hit Golden Eagle refinery in Martinez, California, on Friday, according to a filing with Contra Costa Health Services.
