Driver in fatal New York train crash ‘zoned out’: union
(Reuters) – The driver of a New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people, told federal investigators he “zoned out” shortly before the crash, the driver’s labor union leader said.
Two killed in Arizona skydiving accident
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Two skydivers were killed on Tuesday when they collided in midair and crashed to the ground during a jump in southern Arizona, authorities said.
Texas executes inmate who killed guard in escape attempt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed by lethal injection on Tuesday a man convicted of slamming a pickup truck into a mounted correctional officer in a prison escape attempt in 2007, knocking her off the horse and killing her.
Texas executes inmate who killed guard in prison escape attempt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed by lethal injection on Tuesday a man convicted of slamming a pickup truck into a mounted correctional officer in a prison escape attempt in 2007, knocking her off the horse and killing her.
Miami suburb sued for aggressive police tactics, racial profiling
MIAMI (Reuters) – The mayor and police department of a predominantly black Miami suburb have been hit with a federal civil rights lawsuit over allegations of aggressive police tactics, including stop-and-frisk searches and arbitrary arrests, targeting …
In largest-ever U.S. city bankruptcy, cuts coming for Detroit creditors, retirees
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday formally declared Detroit bankrupt, a landmark ruling that clears the way for potentially sweeping cuts to city worker pensions and retirement benefits and for steep and possibly precedent-setting losses t…
Despite ethics ban, lawyers find ways to reach N.Y. train accident victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s a scene that is both predictable and, for some critics, unseemly: After a major accident or other disaster, lawyers swoop in, seeking to represent victims or their loved ones who may want to file a lawsuit.
Idaho rescuers seek missing plane piloted by Silicon Valley exec
(Reuters) – Rescuers were searching a rugged and snow-covered swath of central Idaho for a single-engine airplane carrying five people, authorities said on Tuesday, two days after the pilot complained of engine trouble and then lost contact with air tr…
Early start hurts Black Friday sales, Cyber Monday hits record
(Reuters) – U.S. retailers rolled out holiday promotions earlier in November this year, denting sales growth over the Thanksgiving weekend that typically marks the beginning of the holiday spending period, according to data released Tuesday by ShopperT…
Miami suburb sued for aggressive police tactics, racial profiling
MIAMI (Reuters) – The mayor and police department of a predominantly black Miami suburb have been hit with a federal civil rights lawsuit over allegations of aggressive police tactics, including stop-and-frisk searches and arbitrary arrests, targeting …
