One student, gunman dead after Oregon high school shooting
TROUTDALE Ore. (Reuters) – A gunman walked into an Oregon high school with a rifle and shot a student to death on Tuesday before he was later found dead, in the third outbreak of gun violence to shake a U.S. high school or college campus in less than t…
NYC ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ program approved by state appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s plan to create a uniform taxi fleet with cabs from Nissan Motor Co won approval from a state appeals court on Tuesday, which overturned a lower court ruling that had struck down the initiative.
Miami chef for celebrities dies after South Beach nightclub shooting
MIAMI BEACH Fla. (Reuters) – A private chef who cooked for celebrities and members of the Miami Heat basketball team died on Tuesday following an argument in a South Beach nightclub that ended in a shooting.
Virginia Medicaid expansion hopes dimmed as lawmakers set to return
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Hopes to expand Medicaid in Virginia have dimmed with the Democrats’ loss of the state Senate through a surprise resignation, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Justice Department strikes deal with Montana prosecutor over rape cases
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Missoula, Montana, will improve their treatment of rape victims and allow the state attorney general to review any sexual assault cases they decline to pursue as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department released …
Dunkin’ Donuts shops to return to California this year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dunkin’ Donuts on Tuesday said franchisees will open five “traditional” shops in California before the end of 2014, ending the coffee and baked goods chain’s dozen-year absence from the nation’s most populous state.
Nevada cop killers told to leave Bundy ranch due to ‘aggressive nature’
(Reuters) – A married couple who shot dead two Las Vegas police officers over the weekend had attended a protest on the property of renegade Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy but were asked to leave because of the husband’s aggressive nature and volatility, …
Tennessee dog rescue operator charged with animal cruelty
(Reuters) – A Tennessee woman who said she ran a dog rescue operation has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities said they found 37 trash bags of animal remains, four dead dogs in cages and dozens of malnourished dogs at properties linked t…
U.S. judge approves revised writers’ settlement with publishers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday signed off on a revised class action settlement between publishers and freelance writers, who for years claimed their work had been reprinted in online databases without their permission.
Philadelphia suburbs brace for possible transit strike
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Philadelphia region is bracing for a potentially crippling transit strike that could compound the region’s already significant traffic woes.
