DNA links man to two Michigan police shootings: law enforcement
(Reuters) – A man charged in the shooting of two Detroit police officers earlier this week has been linked through DNA evidence to the fatal shooting of a university police officer last year, authorities said.
Idaho boy injured, family dog killed by government ‘cyanide bomb’
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A “cyanide bomb” planted by U.S. predator-control agents targeting coyotes near homes and hiking trails in Idaho exploded when a boy handled the device, injuring him and killing his dog, authorities and relatives said on Frida…
Arkansas restores Martin Luther King holiday without Robert E. Lee
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a bill setting aside an official state holiday solely for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and relegating Confederate General Robert E. Lee to a separate,…
South Dakota’s governor vetoes loosening of concealed carry gun laws
(Reuters) – South Dakota’s Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard on Friday vetoed a pair of bills that would have loosened restrictions on carrying concealed guns in the state, after saying current laws made sense and were adequate.
Victims of Marines nude photo-sharing scandal increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of victims who have come forward to investigators looking into a growing scandal involving some Marines sharing nude photos of women online has doubled to more than 20, an official from the Naval Criminal Investigative…
Kentucky mayor asks FBI to probe sex assault claims vs police
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday asked the FBI to investigate potential violations of federal law in a case involving sexual abuse charges made against two city police officers.
Exclusive: Immigration judges headed to 12 U.S. cities to speed deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two a…
New York park named for disabled FDR sued by wheelchair users
NEW YORK (Reuters) – People confined to wheelchairs are unable to fully enjoy a New York City park named after President Franklin Roosevelt, one of the most famous wheelchair users in U.S. history, a class-action lawsuit claims.
Small blaze in basement of New York’s Empire State Building
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City firefighters were responding to a small blaze that broke out in the basement of the Empire State Building on Friday, fire officials said.
Alabama waits for U.S. verdict on bird flu; importers limit trade
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. trading partners on Friday limited shipments of poultry from Alabama, a top producer of chickens for meat, over bird flu concerns as the state’s wait for federal confirmation of two suspected cases stretched past a week.
