Rookie Los Angeles police officer sought in fatal bar shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A rookie Los Angeles police officer was being sought on suspicion of murder on Monday in the fatal Southern California shooting of another man in a bar district, and authorities warned that he was considered armed and dangerous….
Obama: care more about jobs, war and peace – less about weed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has a stern message for the younger generation about their political priorities: care more about climate change, and less about legalizing marijuana.
Ex-girlfriend of NASCAR’s Busch ‘stunned’ no charges filed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former girlfriend of Kurt Busch said on Monday she was “stunned” that prosecutors declined to file criminal domestic abuse charges against the NASCAR driver after a commissioner ruled earlier she had likely been choked and ha…
New York goes high-tech to detect gunfire amid rise in shootings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police are employing a high-tech system to pinpoint gunfire amid an uptick in shootings in the nation’s largest city, officials said on Monday.
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.
