Chicago-bound Amtrak train derails in Kansas, 11 injured

(Reuters) - Several cars on Amtrak's Southwest Chief train from Los Angeles to Chicago with 128 passengers and 14 crew on board derailed early on Monday about 20 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas, Amtrak said.


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Obama's prisoner clemency plan faltering as cases pile up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In April 2014, the administration of President Barack Obama announced the most ambitious clemency program in 40 years, inviting thousands of jailed drug offenders and other convicts to seek early release and urging lawyers across the country to take on their cases.











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Snowmobiler suspected in Iditarod attacks appears in court

(Reuters) - A 26-year-old man arrested in connection with snowmobile attacks on two musher teams in Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race appeared in court via video on Sunday after reportedly admitting he was heavily drunk at the time of the incident.











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Plaintiffs face critical legal tests in GM ignition-switch cases

NEW YORK (Reuters) - People suing General Motors Co over a faulty ignition switch will get two chances in a Manhattan court this week to argue that the U.S. automaker should be held accountable for injuries, deaths and lost vehicle value.


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Maryland police officer slain in ambush, two suspects arrested

LANDOVER, Md. (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on a police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., on Sunday, killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack before the assailant and a second suspect were arrested.











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Texas festival apologizes after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab

(Reuters) - Organizers of the South by Southwest (SXSW) arts festival said on Sunday they apologized to U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad after a volunteer said she must remove her Muslim headcovering to receive credentials to the event in Austin, Texas.


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Second body recovered after tugboat collision at New York bridge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A second body was recovered in the Hudson River on Sunday a day after a tugboat collided with a barge and sank at the Tappan Zee Bridge, where a new span north of New York City is under construction, authorities said.


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