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.
Activists arrested after protest at Alabama immigration facility
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Seven immigration activists were arrested in Alabama on Monday after blocking the entrance to a facility where the federal government houses immigrants it plans to deport.
U.S. judge chastises Arizona sheriff’s aide in racial profiling case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal judge admonished Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and a chief deputy on Monday for critical remarks directed at a sweeping court ruling that found their deputies racially profiled Latino drivers.
