California’s senator Yee indicted on gun, corruption charges
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A prominent Democratic California state senator and gun-control advocate was indicted by a San Francisco grand jury on charges of corruption and conspiracy to traffic in firearms, according to court documents released…
Lawsuit over American drone strikes dismissed by U.S. judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by the families of three American citizens killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen in 2011 but said their case raised serious constitutional issues.
Operator who crashed train at Chicago’s O’Hare is fired
(Reuters) – Chicago transit officials on Friday fired a train operator who dozed off and did not wake up until cars jumped the end of the track at O’Hare International Airport and ran part-way up an escalator and stairs, a spokeswoman said.
U.S. judge refrains from making GM ‘park’ recalled cars
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge refrained on Friday from issuing an emergency order that would have parked millions of General Motors Co cars recalled for defective ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths.
Harrisburg mayor spoke to grand jury on city finances
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said on Friday he recently testified before a grand jury investigating how the city’s finances declined to near bankruptcy under its previous administration.
Internet companies’ growing ambitions spook 51 percent of Americans: Reuters/Ipsos poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The personal data gathering abilities of Google, Facebook and other tech companies has sparked growing unease among Americans, with a majority worried that Internet companies are encroaching too much upon their lives, a new po…
No charges for snowboarder who triggered killer Montana avalanche
(Reuters) – A snowboarder who inadvertently triggered a deadly avalanche that engulfed a Montana home in February will not face charges for riding a mountain slope that was closed to the public at the time, prosecutors said on Friday.
US judge to strike Ohio ban on recognizing out-of-state gay nuptials
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – A federal judge said on Friday that Ohio’s ban on recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples wed outside the state was unconstitutional and would be struck down later this month.
Detroit leaders decry beating of driver who hit, tried to aid boy
(Reuters) – Detroit’s mayor and city council president on Friday called for calm and condemned the severe beating that bystanders gave to a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he had struck with his vehicle.
Two drug tunnels, with rail systems, found at U.S.-Mexico border
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. federal agents have uncovered two drug-smuggling tunnels underneath the U.S.-Mexico border, both surfacing in San Diego-area warehouses and equipped with rail systems for moving contraband, officials said on Friday.
