Texas parents sue day care center for duct taping child to nap mat
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas couple has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Fort Worth-area day care center seeking $1 million damages from the facility for duct-taping their 2-year-old son to a mat because he was unruly at nap time, their lawyer sai…
In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants
DALLAS (Reuters) – When Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling sat down with colleagues and constituents at a recent Chamber of Commerce lunch in Dallas, the first question he faced was whether Congress planned to address immigration policy and a burgeoning bo…
Fatal heroin overdoses on the rise in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of deaths from drug overdoses in New York City has steadily risen since 2010, in part because of an apparent resurgence in heroin use, according to data released on Thursday by the city’s health department.
U.S. rapper Pras Michel heads to North Korea for wrestling match
SEOUL (Reuters) – American rapper Pras Michel, who topped the charts in the 1990s with his band the ‘Fugees’, and is a friend of President Barack Obama, heads to North Korea on Friday to watch a wrestling match hosted by a Japanese politician and forme…
Digital Ally gets first camera order since Ferguson shooting
(Reuters) – Digital Ally Inc said the Michigan police force placed an order for the company’s flagship video cameras for its fleet, highlighting the spike in demand for surveillance systems since a policeman fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson…
For many Californians, cost of earthquake insurance outweighs the risks
NAPA Calif (Reuters) – During Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake, some $75,000 worth of bottles of wine, rum and whiskey flew off the shelves of Aiyaz Masani’s liquor store in Napa, California. He estimates about half his inventory was damaged, winding …
U.S. National Security Council aware of reports that second American killed in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Council on Wednesday said it was aware of media reports that a second American associated with Islamic State militant fighters had been killed in Syria, but it could not confirm the death.
American released by Syrian militants thanks Qatar, U.S. officials
CAMBRIDGE Mass. (Reuters) – A U.S. writer freed this week after being held captive for two years by Syrian insurgents on Wednesday thanked those who had worked for his release and said he was emotionally overwhelmed by his welcome home.
Pizza chain sued over healthcare for gay couples
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former trainee manager at Little Caesars pizza in California sued the company for discrimination on Wednesday, accusing the Detroit-based chain of denying employees health insurance benefits for their legally wed same-sex spou…
U.S. judge signals he may order more Abu Ghraib photos released
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge signaled on Wednesday he may order the U.S. government to release as many as 2,000 photographs depicting the alleged harsh treatment of detainees in U.S. custody at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other sites.
