U.S. union membership steady at 11.3 percent in 2013: Labor Department
(Reuters) – Labor union membership as a percentage of the U.S. work force stabilized at 11.3 percent in 2013 after several years of declines, government figures showed on Friday.
Arizona sheriff puts inmates on bread and water for desecrating U.S. flag
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Dozens of inmates in Arizona jails run by a sheriff who has been a controversial figure in the national immigration debate have been put on a diet of bread and water for desecrating U.S. flags that hang in each cell, authorities sai…
Half of U.S. prison sex crimes involve staff toward inmates: fed study
(Reuters) – Nearly 9,000 incidents of sexual victimization against inmates in U.S. prisons and jails were reported in 2011, with roughly half of them involving corrections staff, according to a report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
At least five dead in fire at house in rural Iowa
(Reuters) – At least five people died in a fire that destroyed a house in rural northeast Iowa on Friday morning, authorities said.
Ex-Cowboys player gets 180 days jail for drunk-driving death
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas jury sentenced former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent to 180 days in jail and 10 years probation on Friday for causing a fiery one-car crash that killed his teammate after a night of heavy drinking in 2012.
Former U.S. Senate aide facing child porn charges found dead: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former top U.S. Senate aide awaiting trial on child pornography charges was found dead after what may have been a suicide, a Maryland sheriff’s department said on Friday.
Republican Senators urge Obama to move on Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All 45 Republican U.S. Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end delays and approve the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect Canada’s tar sands with refiners at the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Naval Academy superintendent grilled in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for a U.S. Naval Academy football player accused of sexual assault grilled the school’s superintendent on Friday over whether he was politically influenced to proceed with a court-martial.
Miami judge says baseball star free to return to Japan
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami judge ordered that baseball player Wladimir ‘Coco’ Balentien, a star player in Japan, can leave the United States to rejoin his Tokyo team after pleading not guilty on Friday to domestic violence charges.
Indiana highway reopens after deadly massive multi-vehicle crash
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An icy patch of interstate highway in northwest Indiana reopened on Friday after four dozen trucks and passenger vehicles were cleared from a massive crash that killed three people and injured about 20, officials said.
