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…
Obama tells students at town hall about how failures have shaped him
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama won two straight elections for the White House, but on Tuesday during a talk with students at a town hall on race and sports he discussed a few times when he did not always come out on top.
Accused bomber to be arraigned on New Jersey charges Thursday
(Reuters) – A man accused of bombings in New York and New Jersey last month that injured dozens is set to be arraigned on New Jersey state charges on Thursday, one of his attorneys said on Tuesday.
Massachusetts churches sue over transgender bathroom bill
(Reuters) – Four Massachusetts churches on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking to be exempted from a state law that requires public places to allow transgender people to use bathrooms in line with their gender identity.
U.S. to seek criminal contempt charge against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday they will seek a criminal contempt charge against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his tough stance on illegal immigration, for violating a court order in a 2007 racial profilin…
