Baltimore cop testifies that he arrested, handcuffed Freddie Gray
By Donna OwensBALTIMORE (Reuters) - A Baltimore policeman testified on Monday that he, and not a fellow officer on trial for the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, was the one who arrested Gray, in...
View ArticleMurder trial of 'Cathouse' prostitute opens in Oklahoma
By Heide BrandesOKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of two men accused of committing six murders in a raid on a drug house, including the killing of a former...
View ArticleU.S. to review South Carolina police dept. in black man's shooting death
By Harriet McLeodCHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to conduct a comprehensive review of the police department in a South Carolina city where a white officer shot...
View ArticleOccupation of Massachusetts Catholic church to end after 12 years
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - The occupation of a Massachusetts Roman Catholic church to prevent its closure will end now that the Supreme Court has declined to hear the case brought by people who...
View ArticleRhode Island congregation owns oldest U.S. synagogue: judge
By Scott Malone(Reuters) - The Rhode Island congregation that worships at the United States' oldest synagogue owns that house of worship and its assets, a federal judge ruled on Monday, rejecting a New...
View ArticleChicago city council committee advances $600 million bonds
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago City Council committee on Monday approved the issuance of up to $600 million of new general obligation bonds as well as a proposed ordinance to subject future debt issues...
View ArticleObama says transgender rule is important aid to schools: BuzzFeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that his administration's guidance on transgender issues is needed to help schools grapple with the sensitive topic and ensure that all...
View ArticleThune, Rounds, Noem keep the pressure on IHS
Washington, DC (KELO-AM) South Dakota's Congressional delegation wants new answers from the embattled Indian Health Service.The IHS recently signed agreements aimed at improving Indian health care at...
View ArticleCourt orders Mississippi town to desegregate schools after 50-year fight
(Reuters) - A federal court has ordered a Mississippi town to consolidate its junior high and high schools in order to fully desegregate its school system after a 50-year battle the town has waged with...
View ArticleYellowstone issues warning after visitors put baby bison in car
By Laura Zuckerman(Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park managers on Monday warned visitors to leave wildlife alone after two tourists put a newborn bison calf in their car, touching off a string of...
View ArticleNTSB finds engineer distracted by radio traffic in 2015 Amtrak crash: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the engineer of an Amtrak passenger train that crashed in Philadelphia in 2015 was distracted by radio traffic, NBC...
View ArticleU.S. judge restores bail for ex-prep school student in sex case
By Ted SieferCONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) - A New Hampshire judge on Monday ordered the release from jail of a former prep school student convicted of luring an underage classmate into a sexual encounter,...
View ArticleAppeals court revives challenge to California county's gun law
By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit by prospective gun shop owners who were banned by Alameda County, California, from opening within 500 feet of...
View ArticleHouse 2017 defense bill would face Obama veto: White House
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's White House set up one last fight with the Republican-controlled Congress over defense spending on Monday, threatening to veto a 2017...
View ArticleTwo Mexicans extradited on charges of murdering U.S. immigration agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Mexican men have been extradited to the United States to face charges in the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, the U.S. Justice Department said on...
View ArticleColorado babysitter held in drive-through bank robbery with kids in car
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado babysitter has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a drive-through bank by falsely claiming that a man in her car threatened to harm the two children in...
View ArticleSt. Louis officer charged with 2011 murder of black man
(Reuters) - A former St. Louis police officer was charged on Monday with first-degree murder for killing a black man in 2011 after a car chase, prosecutors said.The charges come amid heightened...
View ArticleBoston men jailed for Trump-inspired hate crime attack
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two Boston brothers accused of urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man and telling police "Donald Trump was right: All these illegals need to be deported," were sentenced to...
View ArticleTwo former L.A. Sheriff's deputies guilty of beating inmate: prosecutors
By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A federal court found two former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies guilty of beating, kicking and pepper spraying a mentally ill jail inmate in the largest county jail...
View ArticleRed tuna crabs carpet Southern California beaches again
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Masses of tiny red crustaceans known as tuna crabs have washed up for a second straight year along stretches of the Southern California shoreline in a phenomenon...
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