New York City heat lamp fire uncovers ‘marijuana farm’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man whose heat lamp sparked a fire in his basement apartment has been charged after emergency responders discovered a ‘marijuana farm,’ police said.
Not everyone on board with Florida fast-rail project
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A privately financed high-speed train connection linking Orlando and Miami is facing mounting opposition in Florida from communities the train will pass without stopping.
Accused Seattle college shooter planned rampage -prosecutors
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man accused of killing a Seattle Pacific University student and wounding two others in a shooting last week had recently visited the college and was intent on killing students and himself, according to entries in his journal relea…
Private U.S. prisons for immigrants rife with abuses: report
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Private prisons holding more than 25,000 people who violated U.S. immigration laws are cutting corners to generate profits and subjecting inmates to systematic abuse, a report released on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties…
California teacher job protection laws ruled unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California laws granting tenure and other job protections to public school teachers hurt students and are unconstitutional, a court ruled on Tuesday in a decision that may change the way educators are hired and fired in the most…
One student, gunman dead after Oregon high school shooting
TROUTDALE Ore. (Reuters) – A gunman walked into an Oregon high school with a rifle and shot a student to death on Tuesday before he was later found dead, in the third outbreak of gun violence to shake a U.S. high school or college campus in less than t…
NYC ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ program approved by state appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s plan to create a uniform taxi fleet with cabs from Nissan Motor Co won approval from a state appeals court on Tuesday, which overturned a lower court ruling that had struck down the initiative.
Miami chef for celebrities dies after South Beach nightclub shooting
MIAMI BEACH Fla. (Reuters) – A private chef who cooked for celebrities and members of the Miami Heat basketball team died on Tuesday following an argument in a South Beach nightclub that ended in a shooting.
Virginia Medicaid expansion hopes dimmed as lawmakers set to return
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Hopes to expand Medicaid in Virginia have dimmed with the Democrats’ loss of the state Senate through a surprise resignation, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Justice Department strikes deal with Montana prosecutor over rape cases
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Missoula, Montana, will improve their treatment of rape victims and allow the state attorney general to review any sexual assault cases they decline to pursue as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department released …
