In fight with opiate overdoses, N.J. county issues antidote to police
(Reuters) – Police in coastal Ocean County in New Jersey, faced with a doubling in deaths from drug overdoses in the past year, have issued all police officers an anti-opiate drug in a pilot program aimed at combating deaths tied to painkiller addictio…
Fire in New Jersey Pine Barrens forces evacuation of 250 people
(Reuters) – A wind-whipped brushfire in New Jersey’s scenic Pine Barrens in Ocean County threatened roughly 50 homes on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 250 people, the New Jersey Fire Service said.
Family of TSA agent slain at LAX files $25 million claim against city
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of a federal security screener who was killed when a man opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport last November has filed a $25 million claim against the city, alleging that security lapses contributed to the …
Former U.S. contractor pleads guilty to faking background investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. government contractor carrying out background checks on federal employees is facing up to five years in jail after pleading guilty to falsely claiming he had conducted investigations, officials said on Thursday.
One in ten U.S. bridges in urgent need of repair: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 63,000 bridges across the United States are in urgent need of repair, with most of the aging, structurally compromised structures part of the interstate highway system, an analysis of recent federal data has found.
Judge strikes down NY limits on donations to ‘super PACs’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday reluctantly struck down New York’s limits on donations to independent political action committees as unconstitutional, potentially ushering in a new era of “super PACs” in state campaigns.
Two in custody at San Diego-area naval base after alert
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Two people were taken into custody at a San Diego-area naval base on Thursday after a report of a person with a gun prompted a shelter-in-place warning at the facility, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries, officia…
U.S. seeks $700,000 in illegal proceeds traced to ex-South Korea leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has sued in court to recover $700,000 in alleged corruption proceeds traced to former South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan.
Oregon energy plant halts Canada medical waste over fetal tissue concerns
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Commissioners in an Oregon county have temporarily stopped accepting boxed medical waste from British Columbia over fears they may have been burning fetal tissue at a plant that converts waste to energy, officials said on T…
On newly released tape, ‘Squeaky’ Fromme says was outside ‘the system’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A one-time follower of mass murderer Charles Manson who in 1975 tried to assassinate then-President Gerald Ford told a mental health examiner in a decades-old taped interview that an “X” she carved in her forehead was meant to s…
