Teenager with replica gun shot by Los Angeles police wanted to die: police chief
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy killed in a weekend police shooting in Los Angeles that generated protests left a farewell note and confronted police with a replica handgun to end his own life, the city’s police chief said on Thursday.
U.S. researcher killed in Ethiopia praised for work, kindness
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California university researcher killed in Ethiopia protests was a brilliant scientist with an infectious smile who was studying the effects of climate change at the time of her death, the colleague who was traveling with h…
Prosecutors seek to try South Carolina school shooter, 14, as adult
(Reuters) – A South Carolina prosecutor on Thursday sought to charge a 14-year-old boy as an adult on two charges of murder and three charges of attempted murder following a schoolyard shooting last month that convulsed the community of Townville.
Banner of Russia’s Putin hung from New York City bridge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police are looking for whoever draped a gigantic banner featuring a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday.
Clinton Foundation warns donors about targeted phishing attempts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Clinton Foundation warned donors about targeted hacking attempts to steal donors’ personal information, according to two contributors and a copy of an email seen by Reuters, in a year that has seen an unprecedented wave of hack…
Fuel crunch looms, terminals in path as Hurricane Matthew nears U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Southeast United States is expected to be hit with fuel shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, as the storm barrels toward one of the largest energy-consuming regions in the country.
Ahead of storm, disruption for U.S. planes, trains, ships, stores
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of flights have been canceled, Florida airports are being shuttered, train services suspended and cruise ships diverted as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S. southeastern coast, with passengers and goods likely to be s…
New Jersey train engineer applied brakes just before crash: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New Jersey commuter train accelerated to twice the speed limit shortly before it crashed into a station in Hoboken last week, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
Obama shortens prison sentences for 102 convicts: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 102 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, the White House said on Thursday.
Florida residents batten down hatches ahead of Matthew’s wrath
COCOA VILLAGE, Fla. (Reuters) – Mike Ryan packed his wife, daughter, three grandchildren, two dogs and three cats into a minivan and waved as they drove off on Thursday, leaving him behind to spend the night in his coastal Florida pub.
