DUI conviction overturned for Oregon man who hit truck with wheelchair
(Reuters) – An Oregon appeals court has reversed the conviction of a man charged with drunk driving for operating his motorized wheelchair while intoxicated.
Retrial date set for March in police shooting of black man in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A former South Carolina policeman charged with murder for fatally shooting a black man last year as he ran away from the officer will be retried starting on March 1, according to a court notice released on ThursdayMichael S…
U.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths hit five-year high in 2016
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Law enforcement fatalities hit a five-year high in 2016 with 135 officers killed in the line of duty, including eight killed in ambush attacks in Dallas and Louisiana in July that raised nationwide concerns, a study released o…
Buffalo, New York school board seeks to oust member for racist jabs at Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A western New York builder and former Republican nominee for governor was censured on Thursday by fellow members of the Buffalo Board of Education and asked to resign his seat for making racial slurs about President Barack Obama an…
California taps climate change attorney to be acting legal chief
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawyer with deep experience fighting climate change will lead California’s Department of Justice until the next attorney general takes office, as the state and several others vow to combat global warming despite skepticism f…
Tennessee patrolman, called to domestic trouble, fatally shoots man
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee authorities opened an investigation on Thursday into the slaying of a 28-year-old man by a police officer responding to a report of domestic disturbance near Nashville, a state law enforcement official said.
Judge orders psychiatric exam for South Carolina church shooter
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric examination for Dylann Roof, days before he is to represent himself as prosecutors make the case that he should be executed for the June 2015 massacre at a Charleston, South…
Arizona sheriff Arpaio asks appeals court to void contempt finding
(Reuters) – Joe Arpaio, the Arizona lawman who drew national prominence for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration but lost his bid for a seventh term in office, has asked a federal appeals court to throw out a civil contempt finding.
Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam committed suicide -coroner
DENVER (Reuters) – Rashaan Salaam, a winner of college football’s Heisman Trophy, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in a park in Boulder, Colorado, earlier this month, a county coroner said on Thursday.
New York, wary after Europe attacks, tightens security for New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will deploy sand-filled trucks and thousands of police officers as part of a beefed-up plan to protect revelers at this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, mindful of two deadly truck attacks in Europe…
