L.A. school district settles teacher sex abuse suits for nearly $140 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles school district has agreed to pay nearly $140 million to families of students subjected to sexual abuse by an elementary school teacher who infamously took bondage-style photos of some pupils, school officials sa…
San Francisco window washer in hospital after 11-story fall onto car
(Reuters) – A San Francisco window washer fell 11 stories from a high-rise building on Friday, landing atop a moving car on the street below, and was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Woman who led New Mexico police on chase indicted second time
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A woman who last year led New Mexico police on a car chase in which shots were fired by officers at her minivan with five children inside has been indicted on multiple charges for a second time, her lawyer said on Friday.
Any new U.S. Internet rules must withstand lawsuits: FCC chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators expect Internet service providers to sue the government over any changes in the way they are regulated and must reevaluate any proposals to make sure they stand up in court, Federal Communications Commission Chair…
American University rejects divesting its fossil-fuel assets
(Reuters) – Trustees at American University voted on Friday to keep the fossil fuel-related investments held in the school’s $550 million endowment fund.
NYC pays former fast-food worker $437,000 to settle Big Mac glass case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former McDonald’s Corp worker accused and later cleared of putting glass shards in a police officer’s hamburger will be paid a $437,000 settlement by the city of New York, authorities said on Friday.
Longest U.S. suspension bridge celebrated New York-style
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was celebrated on Friday as an engineering marvel on the 50th anniversary of its opening, but a proposed toll increase for the longest suspension bridge in the United States put a damper on …
Judge rejects Illinois pension reform law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge ruled on Friday that an Illinois law aimed at easing the state’s huge unfunded pension liability is unconstitutional, handing a victory to labor unions and state retirees who challenged the law.
Florida polo magnate gets 16 years for deadly drunken driving crash
MIAMI Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida polo club founder was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday after a jury for a second time found him guilty of killing a recent college graduate in a collision while driving drunk late one night in Palm Beach County…
Former Oregon beauty pageant winner arrested in drug bust
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A former Oregon beauty pageant winner is facing drug charges after she was arrested in a drug bust at a Salem hotel where police found cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and records of drug sales, authorities said on Friday. 
