Obama to sign order Monday barring federal discrimination against gays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, senior administration officials said.
University of Connecticut in $1.3 million settlement deal on sex assault lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The University of Connecticut on Friday said it had reached a $1.3 million deal to settle a 2013 lawsuit filed by five current and former students charging that the school had mishandled claims of sexual assault and harassment.
Dump-truck driver charged in fatal crash into lake in New Jersey
(Reuters) – A dump-truck driver was charged on Friday with killing another driver after crashing into the back of a car at a red light in New Jersey, sending both vehicles into a lake, the local prosecutor said.
Texas Rangers names its first woman lieutenant
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The Texas Rangers, the nearly 200-year-old law enforcement agency known for white cowboy hats and silver star badges, has named its first female lieutenant, officials said on Friday.
U.S. judicial agency OKs early release of federal prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 46,000 drug offenders will be eligible for early release from federal prison under an amendment to sentencing guidelines passed on Friday by a U.S. judiciary agency – unless Congress blocks the change.
Man, allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, dies after chokehold by NYC police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man, described as an asthmatic father of six, died after New York police tackled him in front of a beauty parlor and put him in a chokehold on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes.
U.S. Congress staffer arrested on weapons charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A staff member for a Pennsylvania congressman was arrested on Friday after he tried to carry a handgun and magazine into a House of Representatives office building, U.S. Capitol Police said.
Maryland man killed while testing bulletproof vest
(Reuters) – A Maryland man faced murder charges on Friday after accidentally shooting his friend while testing out a bulletproof vest, a shooting reportedly recorded on a video camera.
Charges to be dropped for Arizona mother who left children in hot car
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona prosecutors will drop child abuse charges against a woman who generated nationwide attention after leaving her two young sons in a hot car while she went on a job interview, authorities said on Friday.
Oil trains, born of U.S. energy boom, face test in new safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch has thrived thanks in large part to the once-niche business of hauling fuel on U.S. rail tracks. New safety rules may now test the oil train model.
