U.S. Air base in Texas shelters wave of immigrant children
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE Texas (Reuters) – A half-century-old section of a U.S. Air Force base in Texas has been transformed into a holding and processing center for thousands of children illegally crossing the border from Central and South America with…
Federal agent commits suicide in Pittsburgh Homeland Security office
PITTSBURGH Pa. (Reuters) – A federal agent shot and killed himself inside a U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Pittsburgh on Thursday afternoon, county officials said.
California residents support soda tax to fight obesity, health study shows
(Reuters) – Fighting obesity by taxing sugary drinks and restricting junk food advertisements aimed at children has support from a wide majority of residents surveyed in a Southern California public health study released on Thursday.
Obama administration revamps federal healthcare website: WSJ
(Reuters) – The Obama administration is revamping the health insurance marketplace HealthCare.gov and removing significant parts from it to ensure that glitches on the site do not return, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing presentations to health…
Florida judge disbarred over ‘personal’ relationship with prosecutor
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court disbarred a former circuit judge on Thursday for having a “personal and emotional relationship” with a prosecutor that started during a death penalty case he was trying before her.
San Francisco cable cars rolling again after sickout ends
(Reuters) – San Francisco’s famed cable cars were rolling again on Thursday, resuming operations three days after a sickout by bus and rail operators hobbled the city’s transit system and grounded the historic vehicles to a halt, an official said.
Rap videos shown as evidence in New York gang murder trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rap videos that show a New York murder defendant claiming to be a gun-toting gang member were shown in court on Thursday, prosecutors said, despite his attempts to have the clips barred from evidence.
Suit on behalf of Arizona prisoners gets class-action status
(Reuters) – A lawsuit on behalf of Arizona inmates that accuses the state of neglecting their health needs and misusing solitary confinement can proceed as a class-action case, potentially affecting conditions for all the state’s 30,000 prisoners, a fe…
New Jersey court rules for nurse who refused vaccine on non-religious grounds
GREEN BROOK N.J. (Reuters) – A New Jersey appeals court ruled on Thursday that First Amendment protections allowing people to refuse medical procedures on religious grounds also extends to those opting out of treatment for secular reasons.
At least three shot at Seattle Pacific University, suspect in custody
SEATTLE (Reuters) – At least three people were shot at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, and the suspect was in custody, Seattle police said on social media.
