New York City to end solitary confinement for teens at Rikers jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City plans to end the use of solitary confinement to punish teenage inmates at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex by the end of the year, according to a Department of Correction memorandum.
Texas doctor given 10 years in jail for poisoning lover’s coffee
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A breast cancer specialist working at a nationally renowned cancer center in Houston was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison for lacing the coffee of her lover, a fellow cancer doctor, with a compound used in antifreeze.
New York City Fire captain charged with molesting two boys in L.A
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A captain with the Fire Department of New York has been charged with sexually molesting two young boys while he was in Los Angeles this month and is facing extradition back to California, authorities said on Monday.
Teacher ‘sick-outs’ stop classes at two protest-hit Colorado schools
DENVER (Reuters) – Teachers calling in absent forced the cancellation of classes at two Colorado high schools on Monday in a new twist to a dispute over pay and proposed changes to a history curriculum that has drawn national attention.
James Foley photo removed from anti-Islamic bus ads in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A photo of American journalist James Foley shortly before his beheading by the Islamic state militant group is being removed from anti-Islam advertisements appearing on Monday on 100 New York City buses and two subway stations.
Baltimore row house collapses, trapping one person
(Reuters) – A Baltimore row house near Camden Yards collapsed on Monday while under renovation, trapping one person and injuring a second, a fire department spokesman said.
Colorado, CDC probing 10 cases of virus-related paralysis in kids
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are investigating at least 10 cases of children in Colorado who developed limb weakness or paralysis after testing positive for a respiratory virus, state health officials said on Monday.
UAW, two German labor groups link to organize VW in Tennessee
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a top UAW official said on Monday.
UAW, two German labor groups link to organize VW in Tennessee
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a top UAW official said on Monday.
Arsonist suspected in up to 23 blazes in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A suspected arsonist operating in Washington state is believed to have ignited nearly two dozen fires in three weeks, destroying two homes and burning parched grassland amid a destructive wildfire season, officials said on Monday.
