Ex-South Carolina cop sentenced to 20 years in prison for black motorist’s death
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former South Carolina policeman caught on video shooting an unarmed black man in the back after a 2015 traffic stop was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for violating the motorist’s civil rights.
WikiLeaks faces U.S. probes into its 2016 election role and CIA leaks: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, are facing multiple investigations by U.S. authorities, including three congressional probes and a federal criminal inquiry, sources familiar with the investigations said.
Exclusive: U.N. watchdogs call for probe of Taser assaults in U.S. jails
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. special rapporteur on torture urged U.S. authorities to investigate and weigh criminal charges against jail officials in Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas for the “clearly gratuitous infliction of severe pain and suffering” from the use of Tasers on inmates, citing a Reuters report this week.
Indiana officer suspended for ‘white male privilege’ remark to learn fate
(Reuters) – A female Indiana police officer suspended after calling out a fellow officer for “white male privilege” during a transgender awareness training session may learn her job status on Thursday.
Southern California fires force 200,000 people to flee
FARIA BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Wildfires roared through canyons, hillsides and residential areas in densely populated Southern California for a fourth day on Thursday as gusting winds hampered efforts to quell the flames.
Winds whip up wildfires, forcing mass evacuations in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hot, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to fan several relentless wildfires in southern California on Thursday, where hundreds of houses have burned and tens of thousands have fled their homes around Los Angeles, the second-larges…
Just subtract water – how a dry spell allowed winds to lash California with flames
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hot, dry Santa Ana winds will likely whip up the unseasonably fierce wildfires ravaging Southern California on Thursday, forecasters said. The gales have come at the worst time, at the end of a long dry spell.
Soros-backed GlenPoint opens New York office, co-founder to relocate
LONDON (Reuters) – London-based hedge fund manager Glen Point Capital, which raised cash from billionaire George Soros, has opened an office in New York, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Obamacare insurance options dwindle for neediest U.S. patients
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Josh Brookhart has four health insurers to choose from in Seattle’s King County for 2018, more than many Americans like him who buy coverage on the Obamacare individual market.
Lawsuit sets stage for long legal battle over U.S. consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Leandra English, the deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), on Wednesday filed fresh paperwork challenging President Donald Trump and his pick to lead the consumer watchdog.
