Four men arrested for World Trade Center parachute jump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four men accused of organizing a parachute jump from the top of the 104-story One World Trade Center in New York City in September were arrested after turning themselves in at a city police station on Monday, police said.
Colorado Supreme Court lets lawyers work with marijuana businesses
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado lawyers who provide legal services to state-sanctioned medical and recreational marijuana businesses will not run afoul of attorney ethics regulations under a rule adopted on Monday by the state’s highest court.
Consumers seek to raise California cap on malpractice awards
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Consumer advocates in California said on Monday they had gathered enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would raise a decades-old state cap on medical malpractice awards to $1.1 million….
BASE jumper dies after leap at Zion National Park in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A BASE jumper has died after leaping from a peak in Utah’s Zion National Park, known for its sandstone cliffs and narrow canyons, in the second such death there in less than two months, the U.S. National Park Service said on …
As many as 108 people still missing after Washington mudslide
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – As many as 108 people remained listed as missing two days after a mudslide hit dozens of homes and killed at least eight people in Washington state, heightening fears that the casualty toll would grow well beyond the c…
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.
