Albanian police chief quits, Interpol officers arrested
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s chief of police resigned and two Albanian Interpol officials were arrested on Tuesday after it emerged that an extradition request issued by Belgium for an Albanian lawmaker belonging to the ruling coalition had been suppre…
Prominent gay rights advocate to argue landmark U.S. marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers advocating for a right to gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday they had chosen Mary Bonauto, a longtime champion of gay legal rights, to argue the landmark case on April 28.
U.S. top court says medical providers can’t sue states over Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in a case from Idaho that private medical providers that deliver residential care services cannot sue a state in try to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to deal with rising medical costs.
Florida jogger wearing headphones killed by train
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jogger wearing headphones was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, apparently unable to hear the conductor sounding the horn, authorities said on Tuesday.
Mother charged with murdering toddler son in NYC bathroom
(Reuters) – A mother was charged with murder after she locked herself in the bathroom of a New York City restaurant on Monday with her one-year-old son, who was later pronounced dead, police said.
Suspect in massive Los Angeles arson fire seen in video: L.A. Times
(Reuters) – A suspect who sparked a massive arson fire last year that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in Los Angeles was captured on surveillance tape reviewed by authorities, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.
Parents of dead student sue Clemson University, fraternity
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The parents of a 19-year-old Clemson University student who died last year after falling from a highway bridge during a pre-dawn fraternity run sued the university, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and three of its members …
Detroit panel OKs raises for city officials: Detroit Free Press
DETROIT (Reuters) – Just months after Detroit officially exited the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a panel on Monday recommended raises of 2.5 percent for city council members and the city clerk, to start next fiscal year, a newspaper re…
North Dakota’s new oil train safety checks seen missing risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New regulations to cap vapor pressure of North Dakota crude fail to account for how it behaves in transit, according to industry experts, raising doubts about whether the state’s much-anticipated rules will make oil train shipmen…
Philadelphia police corruption case based on criminals’ testimony: lawyer
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Lawyers representing six former Philadelphia police officers in a corruption trial said the U.S. government’s case against them on charges they robbed and beat-up drug dealers was based on the unreliable testimony of everyday c…
