Johns Hopkins hospital workers call off Baltimore strike
(Reuters) – A strike over wages by 2,000 Johns Hopkins Hospital service employees in Baltimore was averted on Friday after intervention by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.
Detroit police probe case of boy found in basement, stepmom arrested
(Reuters) – Detroit police said Friday they were still trying to determine if there was any wrongdoing in the case of a 12-year-old boy who was missing for 11 days before being found alive and well in his family’s basement.
California measure reducing sentences for nonviolent crimes heads to ballot
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A ballot initiative aimed at reducing prison sentences for people who commit nonviolent crimes including drug possession and petty theft will go before California voters in November, the state said Thursday.
Families sue Arizona over 2013 wildfire that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The families of a dozen of the 19 elite Arizona firefighters killed last year in the nation’s worst wildfire in eight decades have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit claiming the state was negligent in its efforts to battle the massive …
Dogs, debris and Satan make their mark at Oklahoma capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – As part of her grand plan to visit all 50 U.S. state capitols before her 70th birthday, Deidra Horan drove to Oklahoma City a few weeks ago. She toured the capitol, but that’s not her most vivid memory of the trip.
Autoliv agrees to settle U.S. securities class action
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Car safety gear maker Autoliv said on Friday it had reached an agreement in principle to settle a class action securities lawsuit in the United States.
Nets to catch suicide jumpers may be placed beneath iconic Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge may soon be less of a magnet for people trying to commit suicide, as regional officials consider a plan to install mesh barriers beneath the historic orange span to catch jumpers before they …
Obama to Central American parents: Don’t send children to US border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appealed to Central American parents on Thursday to not send their children to the U.S. southern border in his most forceful comments yet on the emerging humanitarian crisis that is causing him political pr…
Legal pot backers in Oregon submit signatures to put issue before voters
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Supporters of a voter initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Oregon said they submitted more than enough signatures to state election officials on Thursday to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
California Supreme Court rules for migrant who used other’s ID
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California law that protects workers from discrimination regardless of immigration status could be used by a migrant to sue his employer even though he used another man’s Social Security number, the state Supreme Court ruled o…
