Report blames coal ash for cancers at Pennsylvania prison
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – A high rate of cancer among inmates at a southwestern Pennsylvania prison is linked to a nearby coal ash dump, and the correctional facility should be closed down, according to a report made public on Tuesday.
Police search for 17 teens who escaped Tennessee detention center
(Reuters) – Nashville police were searching on Tuesday for 17 teens still at large after 32 boys escaped from a detention center overnight, a spokesman said.
Last call at Atlantic City’s Revel: a few bettors, $5 bottles, state cops
ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – Shortly before sunrise on Tuesday, Morgan Capezzera reclined on the roulette table at the Revel Casino in her bikini and snapped a selfie before the Atlantic City gambling hall shut its doors for good.
U.S. missionary doctor in Liberia tests positive for Ebola: group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American missionary doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus after working with obstetrics patients at a missionary hospital in Monrovia, the church-affiliated organization SIM USA said on Tuesday.
New York driver chains neck to pole, hits gas pedal, gets decapitated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 51-year-old man decapitated himself in New York’s Bronx borough by chaining his neck to a pole, getting into his car and stomping on the gas, police said on Tuesday.
Florida-bound Delta flight diverted over reclining seat dispute
(Reuters) – An argument over leg room and reclining seats forced a Florida-bound flight from New York to divert to a different airport late on Monday, the third such incident of a midair disruption caused by passengers in about a week.
Convicted bomber faces immigration fraud charges in Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Chicago woman convicted of a 1969 supermarket bombing in Israel and indicted on U.S. immigration fraud charges will appear in a status hearing in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence contacts authorities after nude photos hacked
(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has contacted authorities to investigate who stole and posted nude images of her online, a spokeswoman said on Monday, part of a reported mass hacking of celebrities’ intimate photos.
Doubts over whether Detroit bankruptcy plan gets job done
DETROIT Reuters) – Detroit’s plan to recover from bankruptcy includes several blueprints for a new future. The only problem is the city, the largest ever to file for bankruptcy, is still a long way from financially healthy and its restructuring plans leave little room for error.
Fast-food workers to launch intensified protests across U.S.
(Reuters) – McDonald’s line cooks, Burger King cashiers and other fast-food restaurant workers across the U.S. plan to walk off the job on Thursday in an ongoing battle with their employers to gain a $15 hourly wage, organizers said on Monday.
