Eighty retired New York cops, firefighters charged in disability fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the September 11 attacks.
U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice and Education departments unveiled guidelines on Wednesday to prevent schools from violating civil rights laws and keep students out of jail after data found minorities and the disabled were more likely than others to…
Prosecutor asks jury to convict California policemen in transient’s death
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – A prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday to serve as the conscience of their community and convict two ex-policemen in the 2011 beating death of a mentally ill transient that touched off protests and political upheaval in F…
Grandson of Vail ski resort founder killed in avalanche
DENVER (Reuters) – The 24-year-old grandson of the founder of the Vail Mountain ski resort was killed and three others suffered minor injuries on Tuesday when a large avalanche swept them down a mountain outside the resort, officials said
Calif. deputy waited seconds before shooting boy with toy rifle: lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A northern California sheriff’s deputy shot a 13-year-old just three seconds after ordering him to drop a plastic replica of an assault rifle, the boy’s parents claimed in an amended civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday.
In newly solvent California, Dems propose free preschool
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A top California lawmaker unveiled a $1 billion proposal on Tuesday to fund free public preschool for all children in the most populous U.S. state, the latest challenge by Democratic leaders to fiscal restraints impos…
Florida man on death row for 40 years executed
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man who spent nearly 40 years on death row for killing a Miami couple and later stabbing a prison guard to death with a sharpened spoon was executed on Tuesday, a state prison official said.
California pension reformer disputes write-up of initiative
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A controversial campaign to reform California’s public pensions faces an uncertain future after the state attorney general chose what the measure’s backers consider to be unfriendly language for their proposed ballot initiativ…
Newark hiring 100 more cops after homicides hit 23-year high
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – The mayor of Newark on Tuesday pledged to hire 100 more police officers for New Jersey’s largest city after the Christmas Day shooting deaths of two teenagers helped push the homicide rate last year to a 23-year high.
Florida woman in gun case may land back in jail
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida woman released on bond after a public outcry over the 20-year prison sentence she got for firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband, may soon be headed back to prison.
