Domino’s Pizza driver kidnapped, sexually assaulted in California
(Reuters) – A female delivery driver for Domino’s Pizza was kidnapped at gunpoint in Northern California and sexually assaulted by a teenager, apparently after he ordered the pizza, police said on Tuesday.
NYC building inspectors charged with ignoring safety for bribes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fifty New York City building inspectors and construction industry workers were charged with corruption on Tuesday, accused of schemes in which building problems were overlooked in exchange for bribes, city investigators said.
Maryland governor moves to repeal ‘rain tax’
(Reuters) – Maryland’s “rain tax” on stormwater runoff designed to protect the ailing Chesapeake Bay would be repealed under legislation Republican Governor Larry Hogan unveiled on Tuesday.
FDA Commissioner says measles outbreak ‘alarming’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Describing the latest measles outbreak as “alarming,” Dr. Margaret Hamburg, outgoing commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said on Tuesday that the measles vaccine “should be used by everyone who has not been vac…
Prison health provider agrees to changes in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One of the largest U.S. for-profit prison healthcare providers has agreed to change how it staffs California jails, part of a settlement announced on Tuesday that ends a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.
Gay rights advocates in Alabama sue for right to marriage licenses
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Alabama said on Tuesday she will hear arguments later this week on whether to force a local judge to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a day after officials in most of the state refused to do so in defiance of the…
Idaho town under indefinite order to boil water to prevent illnesses
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Residents of an Idaho town were ordered on Tuesday to boil drinking water for a third day because of sediments in the public water supply that could harbor harmful parasites like cryptosporidium and strains of e-coli bacteria,…
Seattle contractors devise alternative rescue for tunnel machine
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Contractors have created an alternative plan to extract the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine stalled deep underneath downtown Seattle if the faltering equipment cannot move itself to a rescue pit, transportation officials said …
Milwaukee council approves $124 million streetcar system
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Milwaukee lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $124 million plan to build a downtown streetcar system, which supporters say will spur economic growth and opponents call a waste of money.
Pentagon defends 2016 budget request that exceeds spending caps
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to ask Congress for a 2016 budget that far exceeds federal spending caps, saying several years of cuts have hurt the military’s ability to mo…
