Most victims of fiery California bus crash died of smoke inhalation
(Reuters) – Most of the 10 people killed in a fiery crash of a bus full of college hopefuls in Northern California survived the initial impact and died of smoke inhalation from flames that engulfed the vehicle, the county coroner said on Tuesday.
In chokehold death, NY police tactics clash with moves to mend relations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Bill Bratton returned in January for a second stint as New York City’s police commissioner, he often invoked two priorities – to mend relations with black and Latino citizens and to keep serious crime down with the same method…
Helicopter crashes near Washington state community hit by mudslide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed on Monday near a Washington state community in the Cascade foothills still reeling from a damaging mudslide, apparently injuring the pilot, according to authorities and media reports.
San Diego-area community expected to reject illegal immigrant shelter
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Southern California city will put itself at the center of a nationwide debate over illegal immigration on Tuesday evening when officials there are expected to reject a bid by the U.S. government to open a shelter for unaccompani…
Oregon recreational pot initiative qualifies for November ballot
(Reuters) – An initiative seeking to legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana in Oregon has qualified for the November ballot, the state said on its website on Tuesday.
Montana top court sanctions judge for 30-day rape sentence
(Reuters) – The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday censured a judge and suspended him for 31 days for improperly suggesting a 14-year-old girl was culpable in her rape and unlawfully sentencing the former teacher convicted of the crime to just a month in…
North Carolina teenager accused of hiding buried baby’s death
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The North Carolina teenager whose baby girl’s body was found buried in her family’s yard last month was arrested on Tuesday on a felony charge of concealing or failing to report the death, sheriff’s officials said.
Feds: Police misconduct rampant in Newark, N.J., city OKs monitor
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Federal investigators found police repeatedly violated civil rights in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, and recommended an independent monitor to oversee changes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Maryland parents charged with locking autistic adult sons in basement
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – Police in Maryland have charged a couple with abuse after discovering their 22-year-old twin autistic sons had been locked in a dark, bare basement room for six years, according to police and court records.Police found the men…
Miami restaurant, survivor of desegregation and riots, to close
MIAMI (Reuters) – After more than half a century, Jumbo’s, famous for its fried shrimp and conch, and one of the first Miami restaurants to desegregate in the late 1960s, is closing this week as the site is sold to a developer of affordable housing.
