Jury set in trial of cop who shot South Carolina black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A jury of 11 whites and one black was selected on Wednesday for the trial of Michael Slager, a white former North Charleston police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott last…
Jury selection begins in Venezuelan first lady’s nephews’ U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection got underway in New York on Wednesday in the trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who are facing U.S. charges that they attempted a multimillion-dollar drug deal for a large amount of cash to help their fam…
West Virginia urges Justice Dept to reject settlement with Mylan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday blasted Mylan NV’s announced $465 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over the drugmaker’s classification of its lifesaving allergy treatment EpiPen as …
Man accused of leaving bomb near Colorado police station indicted
(Reuters) – A 64-year-old man was indicted for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device that failed to detonate outside a small-town Colorado police station, court records show.
U.S. energy officials looking into shortages after Colonial blast
HELENA, Ala./NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. energy officials sought to determine the extent of gasoline shortages on Wednesday, two days after a fatal blast in Alabama shut a crucial supply pipeline to the East Coast, as retail gasoline prices inched higher…
Chicago school head lauds ‘cost-effective’ teachers contract
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) should be able to afford a new contract with teachers, but it must continue to look to the state of Illinois for more money, the district’s CEO said on Wednesday, less than a day after union members …
Michelin dishes stars to 26 Chicago restaurants
(Reuters) – Michelin said on Wednesday it awarded its coveted stars to 26 Chicago restaurants in the latest edition of its dining guide that will be launched on Dec. 7, up from 22 in last year’s edition.
Ex-Long Island police chief sentenced to 46 months in beating case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Long Island, New York, police chief to 46 months in prison for beating a handcuffed man suspected of theft and then leading an attempt to cover up the act, prosecutors said.
Victims named in deadly Baltimore commuter, school bus crash
(Reuters) – Baltimore police on Wednesday identified five of the six people killed a day earlier when a school bus with no students aboard plowed into an oncoming commuter bus.
Colonial Pipeline plan to cut off dirty jet fuel could hit airlines
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Major airlines including Delta, United and American could face higher fuel costs if U.S. regulators allow Colonial Pipeline Co to stop shipping a dirtier blend of jet fuel by 2018.
