Six killed after Texas police chase ends in crash
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A teenager, his parents and uncle were among six people killed when a speeding vehicle pursued by police slammed into their car outside Houston, killing both drivers and their passengers, police said.
Guantanamo court hears arguments on separate trial for 9/11 suspect
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – A military court heard arguments on Monday on removing one of five men charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States from a joint trial because of his mental condition.
Utah teen killed by truck while sunbathing in driveway
(Reuters) – A 15-year-old Utah girl died after being run over by a pickup truck while she lay sunbathing in the driveway of their home, police said on Monday.
NJ man charged in death after truck tears through farmers market
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in New Jersey charged a man with vehicular homicide on Monday after they said he drove his pickup truck at high speed through a farmers market Sunday, killing one person and sending two others to the hospital.
New York police to Times Square tourists: call 911 if a superhero pesters you
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police have begun handing out fliers to tourists in Times Square telling them that tipping the costumed superheroes and children’s characters who pose for photographs is optional, and to call the 911 emergency number if th…
New Mexico faces teacher shortage two days before school begins
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Just two days before classes resume, New Mexico’s biggest school district faces a shortage of almost 200 teachers, officials say, with the majority of the unfilled positions in special education and elementary grades.
Barneys New York to pay $525,000 in racial profiling settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barneys New York [DBWLDB.UL] has agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit over claims that it targeted black and Latino customers for credit-card fraud checks and surveillance while they shopped in its luxury clothing stores, cit…
U.S. top court’s Roberts asks lawyers to ‘rise above’ political bickering
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday called on members of the nation’s largest group of attorneys to “rise above” the political disputes that have left Washington increasingly gridlocked in recent years.
Federal judge extends execution moratorium in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal judge has added five months to a moratorium on executions in Ohio amid scrutiny of a double-drug cocktail the state wants to use.
Argentina calls on U.S. government to intervene in debt case
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina on Monday called on Washington to intervene in a court case over the country’s defaulted debt after a U.S. district judge threatened the South American country with contempt for making what he called false statements….
