Creepy clown sightings no laughing matter as Halloween nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sightings across the United States of creepy clowns with red lips and fixed smiles have become anything but a laughing matter and have cast a menacing tone as Halloween approaches.
Judge gives Florida voters more time to register after hurricane
(Reuters) – Florida residents were given six extra days to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election by a U.S. judge on Wednesday following the disruption triggered by powerful Hurricane Matthew in the state last week.
U.S. Justice Department finds racial bias in San Francisco policing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday released a report outlining deficiencies it found in the embattled San Francisco Police Department, including apparent racial bias in traffic stops, searches and killings.
Virginia ex-cop gets 2-1/2 year sentence for black teen’s shooting death
(Reuters) – A former Portsmouth, Virginia, police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager last year, a court spokesman said.
More U.S. arrests for pot than violent crimes: rights groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. police make over 1.25 million arrests a year for drug possession, more than twice the number for violent crimes, and about half of the arrests are for marijuana, two human rights groups said on Wednesday in a call for sweepi…
Few details as investigators examine cause of Connecticut plane crash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – State and federal agency officials on Wednesday were investigating what caused a twin-engine plane to crash into a utility pole on Tuesday and burst into flames in downtown East Hartford, Connecticut, killing one man and badly inju…
Mistrial for New Mexico police charged with murdering homeless man
(Reuters) – Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday in the trial of two former Albuquerque police officers charged with murdering a homeless man in 2014, prompting the judge to call a mistrial, local media reported.
Passenger presumed dead, pilot injured in Connecticut plane crash
(Reuters) – A twin-engine plane crashed on Tuesday afternoon in the downtown business district of East Hartford, Connecticut, injuring the pilot and two people on the ground, and the only passenger on board was presumed to be dead, authorities said.
Texas police face discipline for wearing Trump caps on duty
(Reuters) – Several San Antonio police officers who wore Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats during his stop in Texas on Tuesday face discipline for violating a policy against endorsing a candidate while on du…
Civil liberties group urges Verizon to shore up Yahoo user protection
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An international civil liberties group that has worked with web companies on human rights and surveillance issues is asking Verizon Communications Inc to examine a secret email scanning program run by its acquisition target Ya…
