Engineer from California train derailment has died, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 62-year-old train engineer who was hospitalized after a train crash and derailment last week in Southern California has died, in the first fatality from the incident that left about 50 people injured, police said on Tuesday.
South Korea’s Asiana settles with 72 passengers of San Francisco crash
SEOUL/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Asiana Airlines Inc 020560.KS settled with 72 passengers of its flight that crashed at the San Francisco airport in 2013, a spokesman of the South Korean carrier said on Wednesday.
Vermont town rejects lowering voting age to 16: report
(Reuters) – Voters in a Vermont town on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected lowering the minimum voting age in local elections to 16 from 18, an idea that had been promoted by a longtime activist, a newspaper reported.
Homeless man shot dead by LAPD had served time for bank robbery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A homeless man whose fatal shooting by Los Angeles police outraged civil rights activists and fellow skid row residents was a convicted bank robber who was released from federal prison last year, according to a law-enforcement s…
Owner of car charged with murder in deadly Los Angeles street race
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The owner of a car that spun out of control at a Los Angeles street race and crashed last week, killing two spectators, was charged on Tuesday with murder although prosecutors do not believe he was behind the wheel at the time o…
Federal agents raid suspected ‘maternity hotels’ in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal agents raided about 20 Southern California locations on Tuesday suspected of involvement in “maternity tourism” schemes providing travel, lodging and medical care to pregnant foreign women seeking to give birth in the Un…
University of California to cap out-of-state enrollment at Berkeley, UCLA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California will cap enrollment of out-of-state students at its most popular campuses next year amid criticism of the paucity of spots available for California residents, UC President Janet Napolitano sai…
Family of California girl left brain dead after tonsillectomy sues hospital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of a Northern California girl who made national headlines when she was declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy to correct sleep apnea sued the surgeon and hospital on Tuesday, alleging medical malpractice.
Fugitive ex-NSA contractor Snowden seeks to come home: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government’s mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Marijuana, guns and conservation on agenda for 2015 Florida legislature
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Florida’s legislature convened on Tuesday with lawmakers expected to grapple during the 60-day annual session with measures including allowing concealed guns on college campuses and permitting doctors to prescribe medical mariju…
