Houston-area police deputy fatally shot, suspect at large
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Houston-area deputy with 30 years of experience in law enforcement was fatally shot behind a city courthouse on Monday, and police were searching for the suspect, authorities said.
Michigan faces long-term fiscal pressure from Flint crisis: S&P
(Reuters) – Michigan’s finances could be pressured from additional costs related to the years-long lead-tainted water crisis in Flint even after a recent court-approved settlement, S&P Global Ratings said on Monday.
New York, other states take on Trump over energy efficiency
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A coalition of U.S. states has mounted a broad legal challenge against what it called the Trump administration’s illegal suspension of rules to improve the energy efficiency of ceiling fans, portable air conditioners and other prod…
Three killed, four hurt, in explosion at St. Louis box factory
(Reuters) – A boiler explosion at a cardboard box plant in St. Louis on Monday killed three people and injured four more, fire officials said.
FCC limits order on Charter extending broadband service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is reversing a requirement imposed under the Obama administration that Charter Communications Inc extend broadband service to 1 million households already served by a competitor, under a…
Another train derails at New York’s Penn Station, one injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A slow-moving New Jersey Transit train derailed during rush hour at New York’s Penn Station on Monday, injuring one person in the second such incident at the Midtown Manhattan hub in fewer than two weeks, officials and a witness sa…
U.S. top court won’t revive New Hampshire ballot ‘selfie’ ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected New Hampshire’s bid to revive a state law barring voters from taking “selfie” photos with their ballots during elections that a lower court struck down as a violation of free speech right…
Repeat offender who killed New York policeman sentenced to life
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for gunning down a police officer in 2015, a murder that particularly incensed city officials, who said the repeat offender should have been in jail at th…
Cosby’s lawyers, prosecutors clash over evidence ahead of June trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Lawyers for comedian Bill Cosby and Pennsylvania prosecutors clashed on Monday at a court hearing over what evidence a judge should allow jurors to hear at his sexual assault trial in June.
Tulsa cop facing trial for killing black man says race not a factor
(Reuters) – A white police officer facing a manslaughter trial next month for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after his vehicle broke down said race was not a factor and that the man’s own actions caused his death.
