Colorado legislature advances restrictions on use of prison solitary
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado lawmakers approved legislation on Monday that limits the use of solitary confinement for prison inmates, a year after the state’s corrections chief was killed by a parolee who spent the bulk of his sentence in solitary.
Two U.S. soldiers lose bid to dress according to religious custom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has denied requests by two soldiers to dress and groom themselves according to their religious beliefs under a revised Pentagon policy, a spokesman said on Monday.
Three men get 20-year sentences in New York City payroll fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men found guilty of engaging in a scheme to line their own pockets while implementing a payroll system for New York City whose costs ballooned to $700 million were each sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.
California superintendent race shows Democrats split on school reform
(This version of the story corrects April 25 story to political consultant Hefner is Torlakson’s campaign manager instead of Tuck’s, paragraph 17)
UAW seeks U.S. State Department help in Mississippi spat with Nissan
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers has aligned with the IndustriALL Global Union in asking the U.S. State Department for help in pressing its claims that Nissan Motor Co Ltd is violating worker organizing rights in Mississippi.
Search suspended for two remaining victims of Washington state mudslide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – More than a month after a massive mudslide buried much of a small Washington state community, killing 41 people, authorities said on Monday they had suspended the active search for more bodies under half a square mile of dirt and de…
U.S. high school graduation rate reaches record 80 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. high school graduation rate reached a record 80 percent in the 2011-2012 academic year, the Obama administration said on Monday in a report that tallied the number of students graduating within four years of starting hig…
Majority of Colorado voters say legal pot has been good for state: poll
DENVER (Reuters) – More than half of Colorado voters polled believe legalizing recreational marijuana has been good for the state but were unlikely to vote for a candidate for public office who regularly uses pot, a poll released on Monday showed.
High court takes up case involving ambiguous patents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday took up the thorny issue of how to assess if a patent is so vague that it should be thrown out, a case that could impact other fights dealing with patent infringement.
Texas teen arrested after taking assault rifle, handguns to school
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas teenager was arrested on Monday after he brought a loaded assault rifle and two handguns to his San Antonio high school and said he had a list of demands he wanted to read over the intercom, a school spokeswoman said.
