As death toll keeps rising, U.S. communities start rethinking Taser use
Warren Ragudo died after two Taser shocks by police intervening in a family altercation. Ramzi Saad died after a Taser shock by police during a dispute between Saad and his mother. Chinedu Okobi died after police used a Taser to subdue him in a confron…
Factbox: U.S. communities rethinking Taser use after deaths
Reuters has documented a total of at least 1,081 U.S. deaths following use of police Tasers, almost all since the weapons began coming into widespread use in the early 2000s. In many of those cases the Taser was combined with other force, such as hand …
Five killed in fire after small plane crashes in Californian town
A small plane crashed in the town of Yorba Linda in southern California on Sunday afternoon, killing the pilot and four people inside a house the wreck set on fire, police said.
Smiles, grimaces in New Jersey with first-ever legal Super Bowl bets
A roar went up inside the FanDuel Sportsbook in New Jersey on Sunday, but play in the Super Bowl had not even started.
Senior Democrats press Virginia governor to resign over racist photo
Senior Democrats on Sunday accused embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam of being dishonest and urged him to resign after he backtracked from an earlier admission that he appeared in racist garb in a yearbook photo.
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage arrested by ICE, faces deportation
Grammy-nominated Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage was arrested by U.S. immigration officials on Sunday, who said he was illegally in the country and a convicted felon.
PBF Energy battling fire at crude unit of Delaware refinery
PBF Energy Inc said a fire occurred around noon Sunday at its 175,000 barrel-per-day crude unit at its Delaware City, Delaware refinery.
Civil rights pillar Atlanta grapples with Super Bowl hosting duties
As football fans flood Atlanta for Sunday’s Super Bowl, not everyone is thrilled that a city once a pillar of the Civil Rights movement is playing host, given the NFL’s record on race.
Inmates shiver in frigid cells at New York jail, lawmakers say
Inmates at a federal jail in Brooklyn have suffered for days without heat or power during a wintry cold snap, according to lawyers and U.S. lawmakers who rallied outside the jail on Saturday demanding the problems be fixed and ill inmates moved.
Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Denver voters will decide in May whether to decriminalize possession of small amounts of the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, which would make it the first U.S. city to halt prosecution of people caught with psychedelic mushrooms.
