Rail industry pushes White House to ease oil train safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. rail industry is pushing the White House to drop a requirement that oil trains adopt an advanced braking system, a cornerstone of a national safety plan that will soon govern shipments of crude across the country.
Accused murderer of missing NY boy is mentally ill: psychiatrist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A psychiatrist testified on Tuesday in defense of a former grocery store worker accused of murdering a New York City boy in 1979, saying the defendant has a mental illness that makes him unable to distinguish between hallucinations…
U.S. hate groups on decline but extremist violence persists, study finds
(Reuters) – The number of hate groups in the United States declined by 17 percent in 2014 as compared to the year before, though violent acts by domestic extremists have not abated, a report released on Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center found….
Seattle police chief to revamp leadership amid shift on use of force
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s chief of police will replace all four of her assistant chiefs in a management shake-up, a department spokesman said on Tuesday, a move that comes amid changes to department rules on the use of force.
U.S. judge allows Ten Commandments to remain at Oklahoma Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. judge dismissed a case on Tuesday filed by an atheist group that was seeking to remove a Ten Commandments monument from Oklahoma State Capitol grounds, saying the plaintiffs failed to show standing to bring the suit.
Cyber attack hits Madison, Wisconsin, after police shooting of teen
(Reuters) – Cyber attackers are targeting city and county computer systems in Madison, Wisconsin, in retaliation for the shooting death of a 19-year-old unarmed black man by police in the Wisconsin capital, city officials said on Tuesday.
Connecticut man pleads guilty after son dies in hot car
DANBURY, Connecticut (Reuters) – A Connecticut man whose 15-month-old son died last summer after the man forgot the toddler in the back seat of his car pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminally negligent homicide in Superior Court in Danbury.
Nearly 11.7 million signed up for Obamacare health insurance: HHS
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly 11.7 million people have either signed up or re-enrolled for insurance coverage under the U.S. healthcare reform law, more than the 9.1 million predicted by the Obama administration,health officials said on Tuesday.
Obama announces changes for student loan repayment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday he wants to make the process of repaying student loans easier to understand and manage.
California revenues $1 billion higher than expected for February
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s revenues swelled by about $1 billion more than expected last month, a sign of continued financial recovery likely to prompt jockeying for additional funding by social service agencies hard hit by recession-er…
