Mom of Florida bullying suspect arrested on child abuse charges
(Reuters) – Deputies have arrested a Florida woman whose 14-year-old daughter was charged earlier this week with maliciously harassing another young girl who jumped off a tower to her death.
San Francisco rail workers strike, throwing commute into chaos
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Commuter rail workers in the San Francisco Bay Area walked off their jobs on Friday after talks on a new contract broke down over workplace rules, throwing the day’s commute into chaos in the traffic-clogged Northern Californi…
Latinos urge California attorney general to probe Herbalife
(Reuters) – Latino civil rights activists on Friday appealed to California’s attorney general to probe the marketing practices of Herbalife as the nutrition and supplements company hosted a sales event for thousands of Latino distributors.
Escaped Florida convicts visited jail after walking free
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Two convicted murderers who used forged court documents to escape from a Florida prison turned up at a jail soon afterwards to be fingerprinted and registered as ex-convicts, authorities said on Friday.
California mayor’s husband arrested on suspicion of meth dealing
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The husband of the mayor of Montebello, California, has been
Neighbor of Cleveland kidnapper charged with murders from 1990s
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Increased scrutiny of missing person cases in a Cleveland neighborhood following the arrest of kidnapper Ariel Castro led to charges against a neighbor for the murders of two women in the 1990s, the FBI said on Friday.
Autopsy results weeks away for fetus in N.Y. teen’s shopping bag
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City medical examiner performed an autopsy Friday on a fetus found in the shopping bag of a teenage girl arrested for shoplifting at a Victoria’s Secret store, but said results on the cause of death were weeks away.
US Scout leaders topple ancient rock formation, trigger outrage
(Reuters) – An online video of two Boy Scouts of America leaders knocking over a 170-million-year-old rock formation in a Utah State Park has touched off worldwide outrage, state officials said on Friday, and the two men may face charges.
Prosecutors decline to charge any California firefighter in Asiana death
(Reuters) – No criminal charges will be filed against a firefighter whose emergency vehicle struck and killed a teenage passenger who had survived the Asiana Airlines crash-landing at San Francisco airport, a California prosecutor said on Friday.
New Jersey top court rules gay marriages can begin on Monday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in New Jersey will be able to wed starting on Monday, after the state’s highest court unanimously denied Governor Chris Christie’s request to put gay marriage on hold while the state’s appeal is heard.
