Detroit, counties reach deal over water, sewer authority
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit reached a deal with three Michigan counties over regional water and sewer services that could eliminate one roadblock to federal court approval of the city’s plan to adjust its debt and exit bankruptcy, officials announced o…
Minnesota ex-nurse convicted again of assisting Briton’s suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A former nurse in Minnesota was convicted on Tuesday for a second time of intentionally assisting in the suicide of a British man who hanged himself and of attempting to assist the suicide of a Canadian woman who died after jump…
Ray Rice’s wife rips media as video puts NFL on defensive
(Reuters) – Ray Rice’s wife defended the former Baltimore Ravens running back on Tuesday after a video showed him knocking her out and assailed the media for its handling of an incident that put the National Football League on the defensive.
Vermont to Washington: Your education policy is broken
BOSTON (Reuters) – It’s not often that the good folks who run the nation’s state education departments are publicly praised for a job well done. But then there’s Vermont Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe.
Court voids much of $180 million award over ConAgra silo fire
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said ConAgra Foods Inc was not liable for a 2010 fire and explosion at an Illinois flour mill that burned three workers, and overturned much of a nearly $180 million jury award against the packaged foods c…
New York man pleads guilty to trying to join al Qaeda
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempting to join the militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, considered to be one of the most active wings of the network, prosecutors said.
Professor seeks reinstatement after losing job over Gaza tweets
(Reuters) – A professor who lost a promised job over his tweets on the recent seven-week Israel-Palestine war demanded on Tuesday that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) reinstate him, citing free speech and academic freedom.
Drug use up among U.S. pilots killed in crashes: government study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tests on pilots killed in plane crashes in the United States since 1990 have found a four-fold increase in the use of legal and illegal drugs, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Ferguson council to meet for first time since Michael Brown shooting
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Embattled city leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday were preparing to hold their first public meeting since last month’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer ignited weeks of unrest in the …
Snake, seven-foot-long, found lurking near California school
(Reuters) – A 7-foot-long snake was discovered lurking under a parked car outside a middle school in a small Northern California community, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
