Student files $5 million claim against California university over racial hazing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An African-American teenager who authorities say was the target of racial hazing on a California university campus last fall filed a claim for $5 million in damages against the school on Monday, his attorney said.
Cigarette may have caused fatal New Jersey motel fire -officials
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A cigarette left on an upholstered chair was the likely cause of a New Jersey shore motel fire that killed four people last week, according to a preliminary finding released on Monday.
Thirty-two hurt in train derailment at Chicago’s O’Hare airport
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A passenger train crashed through the end of the line early Monday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and barreled up an escalator and stairs, leaving 32 people with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
Jurors to weigh U.S. charges against bin Laden relative
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Before the smoke had cleared from the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden had asked a fiery Kuwaiti teacher and imam to recruit more fighters for al Qaeda, a U.S. prosecutor said in closing arguments of the man’s trial o…
U.S. Army delays decision on General Dynamics vehicle protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Monday that it would delay until April 4 making a ruling on a protest filed by General Dynamics Corp about a new competition for armored vehicles.
Activists arrested after protest at Alabama immigration facility
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Seven immigration activists were arrested in Alabama on Monday after blocking the entrance to a facility where the federal government houses immigrants it plans to deport.
U.S. judge chastises Arizona sheriff’s aide in racial profiling case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal judge admonished Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and a chief deputy on Monday for critical remarks directed at a sweeping court ruling that found their deputies racially profiled Latino drivers.
Southwest to add flights from Reagan National Airport
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co will more than double its flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this year with new nonstop routes to cities including Akron-Canton, Ohio; Indianapolis and Dallas Love Field, it said on Monday.
Pennsylvania man arraigned in misaddressed White House threat
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A western Pennsylvania man serving prison time for child sex abuse appeared in federal court in Pittsburgh on Monday to face charges of threatening U.S. President Barack Obama and his family, or perhaps their neighbors.
NYC jail guard charged in death of inmate who ate disinfectant
(Reuters) – A former senior guard at New York City’s main jail complex was arrested on Monday on a federal charge that he deprived a mentally ill inmate of medical aid after he swallowed a corrosive disinfectant.
