Civilian oversight approved for Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A plan to create a civilian oversight panel for the troubled Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was approved on Tuesday, as county leaders moved to avert problems of the kind that triggered unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
U.S. spending bill adds $1.46 billion for military to buy 15 Boeing jets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A spending bill agreed by lawmakers from the U.S. House and Senate provides $554.2 billion in funding for the U.S. military in fiscal 2015, including $1.46 billion for 15 EA-18G electronic attack jets built by Boeing Co.
Rafter fined for dumping trash in Grand Canyon river
(Reuters) – An Alaska man who led a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon has been fined nearly $2,500 for dumping trash in the Colorado River and illegally collecting firewood, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
College student suffered head trauma in Wisconsin dumbwaiter death
(Reuters) – A 21-year-old college student died of severe head trauma after being struck by the cab of a dumbwaiter at a bar and grill in western Wisconsin, an autopsy released on Tuesday found.
U.S. needs longer-range, stealthy drones: think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military should invest more in longer-range, stealthy weapons, and especially unmanned vehicles, to leverage current advantages and stay ahead of rapid advances by China, Russia and other potential foes, a Washington thi…
U.S. spending bill bans funds to legalize marijuana in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional negotiators to a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Tuesday undercut the U.S. capital city’s referendum to legalize marijuana, prohibiting Washington, D.C., from using federal and local funds to implement the initiative…
Report slams psychologists who devised Bush-era interrogation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA paid $80 million to a company run by two former Air Force psychologists without experience in interrogation or counter-terrorism who recommended waterboarding, slaps to the face and mock burial for prisoners the U.S. susp…
Central America ready to commit $5 bln to migration plan -Guatemala
VERACRUZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Three Central American nations that have sent a flood of migrants to the United States are ready to provide $5 billion between them to match a sum Washington says may be needed to help solve the problem, Guatemala’s preside…
California district attorneys sue Uber over safety issues
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber, the online car service embroiled in allegations that one of its drivers in India raped a passenger, is now facing a lawsuit over safety issues in its home state of California.
Historic Seattle neighborhood inspected for damage after sinking
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Some 30 buildings in a historic Seattle neighborhood will be inspected for damage after officials determined they sit in a wider area that has sunk as much as 1.2 inches since October amid a $3.1 billion roadway overhaul, officials …
