Falling dolphin statue kills toddler on San Francisco vacation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A 2-year-old boy visiting San Francisco with his family was killed when a large metal statue fell on him in the city’s busy Fisherman’s Wharf district, police said on Monday.
Only woman on Delaware Supreme Court to retire this year
WILMINGTON Del. (Reuters) – The only woman to serve on Delaware’s Supreme Court, Carolyn Berger, announced her plans to retire from the key corporate venue on Sept. 1, according to an email from the justice.
Social inequality in San Francisco spurs verbal brawl among VCs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ongoing tensions over how to handle social inequality in San Francisco sparked an a rare outburst among venture capitalists Monday.
Supreme Court refuses to hear California prison overcrowding case
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal of a court order that requires California to ensure that disabled inmates who are housed in county jails to ease crowding in state prisons receive appropriate accommodations.
More Wisconsin gay couples wed, state appeals ruling
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday refused a state request to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin, where hundreds of gay couples have tied the knot since she declared late last week that its ban was unconstitutional.
U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – A judge has ordered monitoring of computer and Internet use of a U.S. Islamic preacher regarded by some federal officials and a group that studies radicals as an inspirational figure for foreign fighters in Syria.
More Wisconsin gay couples wed, state appeals ruling
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday refused a state request to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin, where hundreds of gay couples have tied the knot since she declared late last week that its ban was unconstitutional.
Flight attendants at American take step toward combining unions
(Reuters) – Unions representing flight attendants at American Airlines Group filed a petition with a federal labor agency on Monday seeking to have a single union named to represent the company’s 24,000 flight attendants following the merger of AMR Cor…
Top aide to Chris Christie testifies to no knowledge of bridge scandal
TRENTON N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s chief of staff testified on Monday he had no knowledge of the closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last fall that caused huge traffic jams and set off what has been dubbed…
Review shows 100,000 veterans face long waits for healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 100,000 veterans are experiencing waits of more than 90 days for appointments at medical centers run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal audit released by the troubled agency on Monday.
