Arizona officer who punched woman is put on leave as probes begin
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona police officer caught on video punching a woman in her face was put on administrative leave and investigations were underway, the Flagstaff police chief said on Thursday.
U.S. spy chief to resign as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced his resignation on Thursday and said it “felt pretty good” to step down, ending a six-year tenure as the top U.S. spy that included a sometimes rocky relationship with Con…
Michigan board recommends universal lead screening for infants
(Reuters) – Infants and toddlers in Michigan should undergo mandatory lead screening, a panel of experts said on Thursday, as the Midwestern state continues to grapple with the ongoing effects of a lead crisis linked to contaminated water in the city o…
Man killed in boiling Yellowstone pool was looking for hot soak: report
(Reuters) – A 23-year-old man who was scalded to death after falling into a boiling Yellowstone National Park hot spring in June was trying to test the temperature of the bubbling pool for a soak when he slipped in, according to a report on the inciden…
Airbnb, San Francisco must work harder to resolve lawsuit: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday said Airbnb and the city of San Francisco must work harder to resolve a court case over an ordinance forbidding the home-rental company from taking bookings from hosts who have not registered their hom…
U.S. court halts release of ‘Making a Murderer’ inmate
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man who was ordered released after his conviction for helping his uncle kill a freelance photographer was overturned must stay behind bars, a U.S. court ruled on Thursday.
Missouri agrees to pay $9 million in drowning death of handcuffed man
(Reuters) – Missouri has agreed to pay $9 million to the family of a man who drowned in 2014 when he was ejected from a boat while handcuffed and in a state trooper’s custody, an attorney for the family said on Thursday.
Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.
Alito outlines possible conservative agenda for U.S. high court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday laid out a possible agenda for the U.S. Supreme Court if it regains its conservative majority as expected after Donald Trump takes office, citing gun rights and religious freedom as among key issu…
U.S. safety board investigates deadly Illinois gas explosion; one dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it is investigating a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed one and injured 11 in Canton, Illinois.
