San Francisco city atty files complaint over ‘sick-out’ by transit workers
(Reuters) – The San Francisco city attorney on Wednesday accused the union for bus and rail operators of orchestrating a sick-out, filing a complaint on the third day of the protest as more buses and trains resumed operations.
Newly freed soldier’s Idaho hometown cancels rally amid backlash
HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown, feeling a backlash over allegations that he was a deserter, has canceled a rally planned for later this month celebrating his release from five years of Taliban captivity, city offic…
Attorneys for Oregon bomb plot defendant argue for new trial
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Oregon argued for a new trial on Wednesday, telling a judge the former college student’s constitutional rights were viola…
Lawsuit calling isolation in California prisons torture moves forward
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A lawsuit contending California’s practice of keeping prisoners in near-solitary confinement for years is unconstitutional moved forward on Wednesday at a hearing to clarify the issues that will be heard and set dates for …
German nuclear waste may be headed to South Carolina site
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it will study the environmental risk of importing spent nuclear fuel from Germany that contains highly enriched uranium, a move believed to be the first for the United States.
Florida facing threat from two mosquito-borne diseases
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Two mosquito-borne diseases – dengue fever and chikungunya – are posing a serious threat to Florida and residents should take steps to control mosquito populations to try to limit the danger, a leading health expert said on Wed…
Detroit man drove cross-country with corpse in front seat: reports
(Reuters) – A Detroit-area man kept driving on a road trip from Arizona to Michigan even after he discovered his front-seat passenger was dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Ex-Marine convicted of lying about Iraq accidental shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Marine corporal was convicted on Wednesday of lying to military investigators about an accidental 2008 shooting in Iraq that partially blinded a Navy corpsman.
Philadelphia man receives prison term for smuggling elephant ivory
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Philadelphia man was sentenced Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison for smuggling African elephant ivory into the United States, in a case that resulted in one of the largest seizures of illegal ivory in U.S. history.
More than 100 indicted in Harlem in largest-ever NYC gang bust
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 100 suspected gang members who have turned two Harlem housing projects into a “war zone” have been charged with a string of violent crimes in the largest gang indictment in New York City history, authorities said Wednesda…
