NYC transportation plan may not be funded for years: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Mass Transportation Authority passed a 5-year investment program with a $15.2 billion shortfall on Wednesday, and its chief executive said it may take years before the agency secures full funding.
Ohio grand jury decides not to charge officers in Walmart shooting
(Reuters) – An Ohio grand jury on Wednesday decided not to press charges against two police officers who fatally shot a man while he held a pellet gun at a Dayton-area Walmart in August, prosecutors said.
Illinois top court to review Altria $10.1 billion cigarette verdict
(Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear Philip Morris USA’s appeal of a $10.1 billion verdict accusing the Altria Group Inc unit of misleading consumers about the risks of smoking “light” cigarettes.
Huge California mudslide may have been triggered by drought
(Reuters) – (Story corrects first two paragraphs to say “National Forest” instead of “National Park”)
NYC officer accused of slamming pregnant woman to pavement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s police department said on Wednesday it launched an internal investigation into a complaint that an officer slammed a pregnant woman to the ground during an altercation on a Brooklyn street.
New Jersey weighs crumbling roads, bridges vs gas tax hike
Montclair N.J. (Reuters) – The New York City suburb of Montclair, New Jersey, may be picturesque, but its roads are a mess. More than half of its 82 miles of roadways are in poor or fair condition.
California town approves coyote trapping after spike in pet attacks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Officials in a Southern California suburb beset by a surge in coyote attacks on pets, including a small dog snatched from its owner’s living room, have approved a plan to trap and kill some of the wild canines roaming the town.
White House tells universities to police work on dangerous pathogens
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday charged U.S. universities with policing their research on dangerous pathogens that could be used both for legitimate purposes and for biowarfare or bioterrorism.
U.S. immigration agents arrest 19 for human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents have arrested 19 fugitives sought for human rights violations committed in other countries, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday.
Two victims identified in shooting at UPS facility in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – Authorities on Wednesday released the names of the victims killed a day earlier in a murder-suicide at a UPS facility in Alabama, where police said an employee who had been fired shot dead two supervisors before turning the …
