Driver rescued in Oregon after 12 hours trapped with corpse
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A driver who spent 12 hours trapped in the wreckage of her car with the corpse of a passenger who died after their vehicle tumbled down an embankment was rescued after a hitchhiker in Oregon heard her cries for help, authorities sai…
Maine governor bemoans move of eight child immigrants to his state
BOSTON (Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage blasted the White House on Tuesday for placing in his state eight children who tried to cross the border illegally.
Most victims of fiery California bus crash died of smoke inhalation
(Reuters) – Most of the 10 people killed in a fiery crash of a bus full of college hopefuls in Northern California survived the initial impact and died of smoke inhalation from flames that engulfed the vehicle, the county coroner said on Tuesday.
In chokehold death, NY police tactics clash with moves to mend relations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Bill Bratton returned in January for a second stint as New York City’s police commissioner, he often invoked two priorities – to mend relations with black and Latino citizens and to keep serious crime down with the same method…
Helicopter crashes near Washington state community hit by mudslide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed on Monday near a Washington state community in the Cascade foothills still reeling from a damaging mudslide, apparently injuring the pilot, according to authorities and media reports.
San Diego-area community expected to reject illegal immigrant shelter
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Southern California city will put itself at the center of a nationwide debate over illegal immigration on Tuesday evening when officials there are expected to reject a bid by the U.S. government to open a shelter for unaccompani…
Oregon recreational pot initiative qualifies for November ballot
(Reuters) – An initiative seeking to legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana in Oregon has qualified for the November ballot, the state said on its website on Tuesday.
Montana top court sanctions judge for 30-day rape sentence
(Reuters) – The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday censured a judge and suspended him for 31 days for improperly suggesting a 14-year-old girl was culpable in her rape and unlawfully sentencing the former teacher convicted of the crime to just a month in…
North Carolina teenager accused of hiding buried baby’s death
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The North Carolina teenager whose baby girl’s body was found buried in her family’s yard last month was arrested on Tuesday on a felony charge of concealing or failing to report the death, sheriff’s officials said.
Feds: Police misconduct rampant in Newark, N.J., city OKs monitor
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Federal investigators found police repeatedly violated civil rights in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, and recommended an independent monitor to oversee changes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
