Boston transit toughens staff cellphone policy after crash
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston’s public bus drivers and train conductors can now be fired for simply bringing a cell phone to work, according to a new policy that transit officials say is the toughest of its kind in the nation.
New York man arrested after hijacking empty city bus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Staten Island man commandeered an empty New York City bus and managed to drive it nearly two miles before being stopped and arrested near his home, authorities said on Tuesday.
Deadly tornado all but wipes Nebraska village off the map
PILGER Neb. (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents driven from a Nebraska village leveled by a deadly tornado were expected to be allowed back into their community Tuesday to salvage the remains of their belongings.
U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has captured one of the suspected ringleaders of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Suspected NYC drug dealer escapes custody, hits cop with car
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police were searching on Tuesday for a suspected drug dealer who hit a detective with the officer’s car while escaping custody, police said.
Seattle interstate shut after police shoot freeway spray-painter
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police shut southbound Interstate 5 in Seattle for hours on Monday after shooting a driver who had stopped to begin spray-painting the roadway and then brandished a knife when confronted, officials said.
New Mexico wildfire rages through Native American reservation
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A wind-whipped wildfire on the Navajo Reservation in northwest New Mexico raged for a fourth day on Monday, forcing the evacuation of sheep-herding residents in the Chuska mountains, officials said, but no injuries were rep…
Seattle mayor wants to scrap driver limits on ridesharing services
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Monday proposed the city remove its cap on the number of ridesharing company drivers and make concessions to traditional taxi and car hire companies, in a bid to appease warring factions hungry for fares.
Alabama court overturns anti-sodomy law
(Reuters) – An Alabama appeals court has thrown out a law prohibiting consensual homosexual intercourse, declaring it to be unconstitutional.
Tornado kills one, injures 16 in Nebraska town: sheriff
(Reuters) – One person was confirmed dead and 16 injured from a tornado that struck the northeastern Nebraska town of Pilger on Monday, Stanton County Sheriff Michael Unger said.
