Heeding musicians, New Orleans moves to ban smoking in bars
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The New Orleans City Council voted on Thursday to ban smoking in the city’s bars, a move supported by several prominent local musicians who said the issue was for them a matter of workplace health.
Whale carcass washes up underneath busy Seattle ferry dock
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A dead gray whale has floated underneath a busy commuter ferry terminal in downtown Seattle, sending a putrid odor wafting onto the dock and diverting some passenger ferries to another slip, a transportation official said on Thursda…
Two California firefighters dismissed, 13 punished in ethics probe
(Reuters) – Two California firefighters were dismissed and 13 others punished, following an investigation into a former fire chief who was accused of stabbing his fiancée to death and then going on the run for two weeks, officials said on Thursday.
New York City subway, bus fares to increase
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Thursday to increase subway and bus fares on the nation’s largest mass transit system in March.
Actor Dustin Diamond pleads not guilty in stabbing case in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Actor Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy Screech on the early ’90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges related to the stabbing of a man during a Christmas bar fight, according to court records i…
Former McDonald’s workers in Virginia file civil rights lawsuit
(Reuters) – Former McDonald’s Corp workers in Virginia filed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the world’s largest fast-food chain and owner of restaurants where they worked in the latest bid to hold it legally responsible for the actions of its …
Security guard found dead in apparent suicide in NYC courthouse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A security officer was found dead early on Thursday after apparently shooting himself in a federal courthouse in New York City, police said.
Opening statements in Boston bombing trial delayed
BOSTON (Reuters) – Opening statements in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been postponed as jury selection has taken longer than expected, meaning lawyers will not begin presenting cases Monday as planned, the court s…
New Jersey apartment fire displaces hundreds
(Reuters) – Hundreds of residents were displaced from their homes after a massive fire ripped through a New Jersey apartment complex, officials said, but no serious injuries were reported.
St. Louis officers shoot, kill armed teen: police
(Reuters) – Police officers shot dead a teenager armed with a handgun after he got out of a stolen car in St. Louis on Wednesday night, their force said.
