Poor healthcare in Alabama prisons contributed to deaths -report
(Reuters) – Severe understaffing in Alabama’s prisons has contributed to at least three inmate deaths this year and has led to inadequate medical care, amounting to cruel and unusual punishment, two civil rights groups said in a report released on Tues…
California bill would bar jailing of minors for truancy
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A bill that would prohibit the jailing of minors who habitually skip school passed a legislative hurdle in California on Tuesday amid a wave of measures aimed at offering second chances to offenders in the most populous U….
Philadelphia children examined at hospital after heroin found in classroom
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An entire class of first-graders in Philadelphia was taken to a hospital for examination on Tuesday after a classmate was found with heroin in their classroom, authorities said.
Top N.Y. lawmaker must face harassment suit against ex-assemblyman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver must face claims that he “aided and abetted” a former assemblyman’s sexual harassment of two young female employees by failing to take official action, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
California must put safety measures in place to prepare for oil spills – report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California needs more safety inspections, better emergency response capabilities, and more information about how much oil is expected to be transported by rail given the surge in crude oil shipments, a government report releas…
Marijuana activists sue to halt Colorado pot tax collections
DENVER (Reuters) – A group of marijuana activists in Colorado are suing to prevent the government collecting taxes derived from the state’s legal pot industry, saying it violates the right against self-incrimination guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Police still hopeful in search for missing Alaska family
AU (Reuters) – Authorities remain hopeful that a missing Alaska couple and their two small children, last heard from about two weeks ago, will turn up alive and well, police said on Tuesday.
Online gamers help cops thwart violent Arizona home invasion
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A woman in Arizona has thanked online gamers around the world who helped police thwart a home invasion after watching two armed men threaten her live via their webcams.
Man accused of killing, dismembering woman, eating part of her
(Reuters) – A Tennessee man who confessed to killing a woman, cutting up her body and eating part of it has been charged with first degree murder and abuse of a corpse, authorities said in a criminal complaint.
Kayaker who sparked Maryland shooter scare may have shot himself: police
(Reuters) – A Virginia man who sparked an April scare in Maryland when he told police he had been shot while paddling his kayak may have wounded himself, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
