Texas voter ID trial opens in U.S. court
(Reuters) – A U.S. court in Texas heard arguments on Tuesday in a case over a law requiring voters to present photo identification, a move the state’s Republican leaders say will prevent fraud while plaintiffs call it an attempt at suppressing minority…
Amtrak asks for probe of Illinois line delays on CN Rail track
TORONTO (Reuters) – Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail service, said on Tuesday that it has asked U.S. regulators to investigate “unacceptable train delays” on its Illinois routes that use Canadian National Railway Co tracks.
Tray Vous recalls stroller trays because of strangulation risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tray Vous LLC is recalling snack and activity trays for strollers because of a strangulation risk for children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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.
