Accused Boston bomber followed brother’s lead, defense argues
BOSTON (Reuters) – Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev followed his older brother’s lead in carrying out the 2013 bombing that killed three people, rather than acting on his own motivation, one of his attorneys argued on Monday.
Exclusive: Safety concerns rise at big Texas refinery a decade after disaster
TEXAS CITY, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. workplace regulators are probing accident data reported by Marathon Petroleum Corp at its huge Texas refinery, as laborers and union representatives raise concerns that safety practices implemented a decade ago follow…
Ex-convict pleads not guilty in fatal Arizona shooting rampage
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A former Arizona convict accused of an hours-long shooting rampage that killed one person and wounded five others in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa last month pleaded not guilty on Monday to multiple felony charges.
U.S. safety board looking into smoke in second Washington subway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a second incident of smoke in a Washington-area subway tunnel in addition to its probe of a fatal January accident, the agency said on Monday.
States ask U.S. Congress to launch inquiry of herbal supplements
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of 14 state attorneys general on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress to investigate the herbal supplements industry after a New York probe of the products turned up ingredients that were not listed on labels and raised safety …
Donations top $100k for Washington florist who refused to serve gay wedding
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Supporters have raised more than $100,000 to pay the legal fees of a Washington state florist who was sued for refusing to sell a gay couple flowers for their wedding because of her religious beliefs, an online donation site said on…
Drought-parched California expecting welcome dose of spring rain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A spring storm was expected to bring several inches of rain to some areas of drought-parched California and up to two feet of snow to mountains beginning late on Monday, just days after Governor Jerry Brown ordered sweeping cuts…
Aide to U.S. Senator Ayotte arrested in prostitution sting
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – A top aide to Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire has resigned following his arrest in a prostitution sting.
New Jersey Supreme Court to take up pension funding appeal
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the state’s appeal of a lawsuit over pension contributions, a case with billions of dollars of public funding at stake and the end of a budget year looming.
Three dead after van carrying musicians crashes in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three people were killed and eight others injured early Monday in Georgia when a van carrying musicians from two bands veered off a freeway and struck a tree, police said.
