Coast Guard seeks prankster who made fake distress calls in Washington state
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard is working to track down a prankster who called in fake distress calls in Washington state that led agency officials to launch two rescue efforts that cost over $200,000, an official said on Thursday.
Father charged with murder after toddler left in car for hours
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man has been charged with felony murder and child cruelty after his 22-month-old son died after being left unattended in a car for seven hours in the heat, police said on Thursday.
New York woman pleads not guilty to torturing, murdering boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City woman accused of torturing and beating to death a 4-year-old boy she was babysitting pleaded not guilty to murder on Thursday, prosecutors said.
‘Swiss Cheese Pervert’ pleads guilty to exposure, harassment
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A man dubbed the “Swiss Cheese Pervert” was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty on Thursday to charges he approached women on the street and asked them to watch him masturbate with the holey cheese.
Volkswagen set to build SUV in Tennessee: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is nearing a decision to pick its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant over a site in Mexico to build a new seven-seater crossover vehicle for the North American market, a German newspaper reported on Thursday.
U.S. court strikes down Los Angeles ban on living in cars
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down on Thursday a Los Angeles city ordinance that bars people from living in their cars, describing the rule as cryptic and saying that it has been used to discriminate against the poor and homeless.
Guantanamo inmate up for transfer lesser threat than swapped Taliban: hearing
ARLINGTON Va. (Reuters) – A Saudi inmate up for transfer from the Guantanamo Bay military prison is less dangerous than Taliban leaders swapped last month for a U.S. soldier, a representative for the prisoner told a parole-style hearing on Thursday.
Protesters at Milwaukee immigration office call for reforms
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A dozen protesters, calling for a stop to deportation raids and changes in the nation’s immigration policies, blocked the garage doors for three hours on Thursday at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Milwauke…
Supreme Court extends speech protections for public employees
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday broadened free-speech protections for public-sector employees when they testify at trials, a decision that could give more rights to public workers who assist in government corruption cases.
New Jersey unemployment rate drops but private jobs still lag
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.8 percent in May, the lowest rate since November 2008, but the state had 2,900 fewer private sector jobs than it did last May, according to official preliminary data released on Thursday.
