About 86,500 sought federal aid after Louisiana floods
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Some 86,500 people have filed for federal aid after deadly flooding hit Louisiana in the past several days and damaged some 40,000 homes, Governor John Bel Edwards told a news conference on Thursday.
U.S. to phase out federal use of privately-operated prisons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department plans to phase out its use of privately-operated prisons, which it called less safe and less effective than government-run facilities, according to a memo released publicly by the department on Thursd…
White supremacist stabs black man in Olympia, Washington
(Reuters) – A man who claimed to be affiliated with a white supremacist group stabbed a black man in Olympia, the capital of Washington state, and told police he was lashing out at Black Lives Matter protesters, authorities said on Thursday.
Witness in N.Y. cleric killing ID’d someone other than suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A potential witness in the New York City shooting deaths of a Muslim cleric and his assistant picked out someone during a police lineup who was not the suspect now facing murder charges, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Seven Chicago officers face firing for role in 2014 shooting of teen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s police superintendent has recommended that seven officers be fired after they were accused of lying about the details of a black teenager’s fatal shooting by a white officer in 2014, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Pennsylvania governor nominates replacement for convicted attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday nominated the state’s inspector general to serve as interim attorney general until November’s election, temporarily replacing Kathleen Kane, who resigned the post earlier this week after h…
In wake of riots, Milwaukee looks inward for solutions
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – After violent riots, Milwaukeeans in the blighted inner city are searching for their own way out of despair, saying they cannot rely on government-led economic development projects to remedy chronic crime and unemployment.
Investment banker sues Jefferies, alleges pregnancy bias
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jefferies Group LLC was sued by a former female investment banker who accused it of stripping away her bonus and derailing her career because she became pregnant.
Ex-NFL star Sharper sentenced to 18 years in prison in drug, rape cases
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Darren Sharper was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in federal prison in a case stemming from accusations that he drugged and raped women in four states while working as a television analyst…
FBI documents viewed in secure areas of the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI documents about the agency’s investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state were being reviewed on Wednesday in secure rooms of the U.S. Capitol.
