Cleveland officer in Tamir Rice shooting ‘did not know was kid’: video
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The partner of a Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 said he “didn’t know it was a kid” when he responded to an emergency call about an armed man at a park, according to video released on Tuesd…
Citing flaws, Oklahoma group calls for extended execution moratorium
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma should extend its moratorium on executions indefinitely until “systemic flaws” in the state’s capital punishment system are repaired, a bipartisan group said on Tuesday after a year-long review prompted by problems wi…
Wife of Durst of ‘The Jinx’ series feared he would kill her: testimony
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The late wife of Robert Durst, the real estate scion tied to killings explored in HBO’s series “The Jinx,” once told a neighbor that Durst had beaten her and wanted to kill her, a retired detective testified on Tuesday in a hear…
Prosecutors open probe of Wisconsin inmate’s dehydration death: media
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Wisconsin have begun investigating the 2016 death of a mentally ill man who died of dehydration in a Milwaukee-area jail run by conservative Sheriff David Clarke, local media reported.
Illinois House ignores veto threat by passing abortion expansion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Illinois House defied a veto threat by the state’s Republican governor by passing legislation on Tuesday to expand state-funded coverage of abortions for low-income residents and for state employees.
U.S. judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for ‘sanctuary cities’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s efforts to toughen immigration …
Massive Los Angeles crash kills one, snarls freeways
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two big rigs and several cars collided on a freeway north of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, sparking an explosion and fire, killing at least one person and forcing authorities to shut down two major arteries into the city for …
Palestinian-born activist agrees to deportation from U.S.
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Palestinian-born activist who spent 10 years in an Israeli prison on a terrorism conviction before moving to the United States and gaining citizenship pleaded guilty on Tuesday to immigration fraud, agreeing to be deported rather …
U.S. appeals court to reconsider Ohio execution protocol
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to reconsider its recent decision blocking Ohio from using its lethal injection protocol to execute three death row inmates.
Lawyer for ex-NFL star Hernandez denies letter mentioned prison lover
BOSTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday denied media reports that the athlete wrote a letter to a prison lover before hanging himself in his prison cell last week.
