Truck driver in Tracy Morgan ‘drowsy driving’ crash due in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Georgia truck driver accused of causing a fatal car crash on a New Jersey highway that critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan was due in court on Wednesday to face charges of vehicular homicide while driving with too little sle…
Massachusetts’ Cape Cod beaches to ban smoking
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ famous beaches on Cape Cod will ban smoking at all lifeguard-protected areas beginning next week, a move that officials said followed complaints from visitors to the popular resort area.
Wisconsin girls accused in ‘Slenderman’ stabbing to appear in court
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of luring a friend into the woods and stabbing her 19 times to please a fictional Internet character are expected to appear in court on Wednesday for a scheduling hearing, according to prose…
One student, gunman dead after Oregon high school shooting
TROUTDALE Ore. (Reuters) – A gunman walked into an Oregon high school gym with a rifle and shot a student to death on Tuesday before he was found dead in a bathroom stall, in the third outbreak of gun violence to shake a U.S. high school or college cam…
Second man convicted in football star Sean Taylor’s killing
(Reuters) – A Florida jury convicted a second man on Tuesday in connection with the 2007 murder of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary at his Miami-area home, local media said.
Workers safe after explosions, fire rock Montana wood-products plant
(Reuters) – Explosions and a fire engulfed a Montana wood-products plant owned by Plum Creek Timber Co on Tuesday but all workers were accounted for and no injuries were reported, an emergency official said.
Mexican immigrant who sought sanctuary in church can stay in U.S
TUCSON Ariz. (Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant who took refuge in an Arizona church to avoid deportation from a country where he has lived illegally for over a decade and raised a family can stay in the United States, a federal official said on Tuesday.
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.
