‘Cops’ TV show employee killed by police while recording Omaha robbery
OMAHA Neb. (Reuters) – Omaha police accidentally shot and killed an audio technician for the long-running reality television show “Cops” while he was recording officers responding to an armed robbery, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. court clears FedEx Ground drivers to pursue wage, benefit claims
(Reuters) – Groups of mostly former FedEx drivers in California and Oregon can move forward with lawsuits alleging they are owed unpaid wages and benefits under state and federal labor laws after a U.S. appeals court said Wednesday they were employees,…
California bill mandating drone privacy rules heads to governor
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Strict regulations on how law enforcement and other government agencies can use drones won passage by California lawmakers on Wednesday, a move supporters said would protect privacy and prevent warrantless surveillance.
Miami voters approve $400 million waterside observation tower
MIAMI (Reuters) – A sweeping majority of Miami voters have cleared the way for a local developer to build a 1,000-foot-tall waterside tower that will feature a nightclub, bungee-jumping platform and vertical “drop ride” sending thrill-seekers plummetin…
California mulls bill to remove guns from potential offenders
(Reuters) – A bill allowing family members to ask a judge to order firearms removed from people likely to commit gun violence advanced in California on Wednesday, one of several gun control measures up for votes in the last week of the state’s legislat…
U.S. mother pleads to Islamic State leader for her son’s release
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of an American journalist held captive by militant group Islamic State released a video on Wednesday appealing directly to the group’s leader for his release.
U.S., Blackwater defense clash on jury summary of shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. prosecutor and a lawyer for a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard on Wednesday presented a jury with starkly different summaries of a 2007 shooting at a Baghdad traffic circle that sparked international outrage and …
Boston Marathon bombing victim marries his nurse
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man badly injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing married his nurse in a weekend wedding, according to the hotel where the ceremony was held.
Dupont fined $1.275 million in West Virginia toxic pollution case
(Reuters) – DuPont will pay a fine of $1.275 million and spend an estimated $2.3 million more to settle claims by U.S. officials that the global chemical conglomerate failed to prevent toxic releases of hazardous substances in West Virginia that killed…
Survivor, two bodies found after Philadelphia robbery, abduction
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A man suffering stab wounds who said he was thrown into Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River early on Wednesday after a robbery and kidnapping was found by police, who also recovered two bound and submerged bodies.
