Head NYC jail investigator resigns amid reports of guard violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The commissioner in charge of investigations in New York City’s jails resigned on Friday, nearly three weeks after a U.S. Department of Justice report described how guards routinely assaulted teenage inmates at the Rikers Island ja…
Kentucky firefighter critical after ice bucket challenge mishap
(Reuters) – A Kentucky firefighter was in critical condition Friday, a day after he and three others were injured when an aerial ladder got too close to a power line when their department doused a university band with water in an “ice bucket” fundraise…
Rights struggle to continue after Missouri violence fades, organizers vow
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – After two nights of relative calm in Ferguson, Missouri, many have expressed hope the violent clashes and looting that followed a white police officer’s shooting of an unarmed black teenager will soon be a thing of the past.
Texas Governor Perry’s indictment to curb his gun-toting ways
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A felony indictment for abuse of power will hit Texas Governor Rick Perry, an avowed gun enthusiast, where it hurts – by curtailing some of his rights to bear firearms.
Children hurt in fall from Ferris wheel at Michigan fair
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl remained hospitalized on Friday after she and her 8-year-old brother were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel cab in Michigan on Thursday night, police and fair officials said.
New York couple lured Amish girls with dog to enslave them: sheriff
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York couple accused of kidnapping two Amish girls lured them to their car with an offer to pet a dog before shackling the sisters with the intent of enslaving them, according to the sheriff’s office.
Woman with no fingerprints faces theft, forgery charges in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A disbarred lawyer who removed her fingerprints to hide her identity will be extradited to Colorado to faces charges that she swindled at least two people out of their homes, authorities said on Wednesday.
Union group seeks quick ruling on Illinois pension reform lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A coalition of public labor unions is seeking an expedited ruling in consolidated lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a new Illinois pension law.
Early grape crush kicks off California’s winemaking season
DAVIS California (Reuters) – At the University of California’s prized winemaking institute near Sacramento, a sleek metal wine crusher on Thursday morning let out a deep rumble and began to shake, jostling grapes made sweeter by the state’s ongoing dro…
Oklahoma Catholic bishop drops suit over planned ‘black mass’
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma on Thursday dropped a lawsuit filed a day earlier against a Satanic church after it turned over to a Catholic priest a consecrated host, or communion wafer, Satanists planned to use in a “b…
