NYC jail guard indicted in death of inmate who ate disinfectant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal grand jury indicted a former senior guard at New York City’s main jail complex on a civil rights charge, accusing him of denying medical aid to a mentally ill inmate who had swallowed disinfectant, a prosecutor said on Tu…
U.S. Navy petty officer pleads guilty in corruption scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy petty officer charged in a wide-ranging corruption investigation of a Singapore-based defense contractor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit bribery in a case in federal court in California, prosecutors s…
Consumer bureau slow to fix age, minority bias: union leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer bureau officials were slow to fix performance reviews that were unfair to minority and older employees, despite complaints, a union leader will tell lawmakers on Wednesday.
New Mexico court upholds insurance coverage for medical pot
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – An injured mechanic who uses medical marijuana as pain treatment can have his former employer and the company’s insurer reimburse him for the drug, a New Mexico appeals court ruled.
U.S. appeals court halts execution of inmate with rare health defect
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday halted the planned execution of a Missouri death row inmate whose lawyers have said suffers from a rare health condition that could lead to pain and suffocation during a lethal injection…
U.S. utility’s control system was hacked, says Homeland Security
BOSTON (Reuters) – A sophisticated hacking group recently attacked a U.S. public utility and compromised its control system network, but there was no evidence that the utility’s operations were affected, according to the Department of Homeland Security…
U.S. to disclose legal justification for drone strikes on Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will disclose its legal justification for the use of drones against U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania law barring gay marriage
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down by a federal judge on Tuesday in the latest court decision in the United States confirming gay couples’ rights to wed.
U.S. to disclose legal justification for drone strikes on Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has decided to disclose its legal justification for the use of drones against U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
U.S. appeals court halts execution of inmate with rare health defect
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A U.S. Appeals Court issued a stay on Tuesday halting the planned execution of a Missouri death row inmate, whose lawyers have said suffers from a rare health condition that could lead to pain and suffocation during a …
