U.S. Marine trainers may be prosecuted after suicide of Muslim recruit
(Reuters) – A Marine Corps investigation into the suicide of a recruit in South Carolina has uncovered abuse by drill instructors, in a case that could result in military prosecution or discipline of 20 training personnel, officials said on Thursday.
Cincinnati Zoo, site of gorilla slaying, evacuated over suspicious device
(Reuters) – Cincinnati police found nothing on Thursday after receiving a phone threat of a suspicious device at a zoo where a gorilla was shot earlier this year to protect a child who had fallen into its enclosure.
Appeals court rejects Michigan woman’s lawsuit over Catholic hospital care
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a woman’s appeal in a lawsuit that alleged a Roman Catholic hospital in Michigan denied her adequate treatment during a painful miscarriage because of a policy banning even the discussion of abor…
Chipotle settles sick customers’ claims, avoiding court battles
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to financial settlements with more than 100 customers who fell ill after eating at its restaurants last year, lawyers for the consumers said, as it attempts to move on from a string of food-safety …
Curbs on excessive force proposed for Cleveland police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland police would face new limits on the use of force under proposals issued on Thursday by a group charged with monitoring the city’s police department, after a U.S. Justice Department report highlighted abuses by some of i…
Ex-San Francisco 49er charged with assault of elderly man, son
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former San Francisco 49er Bruce Miller was charged on Thursday with seven felonies including assault with a deadly weapon, described by prosecutors as a cane, in connection with a fight that sent an elderly man and the man’s s…
Two North Carolina men arrested over alleged hack of CIA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two North Carolina men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly hacking several senior U.S. government officials as part of a group called “Crackas With Attitude,” according to documents filed in federal court on Thursday.
Disability rights groups seek intervention on Wisconsin teen’s plans to die
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Disability rights groups said on Thursday they have asked child protective services to intervene in the case of a severely disabled Wisconsin teenager who suffers chronic pain from her disease and wants to die.
Prosecutors ask judge to jail ex-Boston mobster charged in witness slay
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors argued on Thursday that an alleged Boston ex-mobster accused of the 1993 murder of a man whose body was found earlier this year should be jailed until trial because his alleged victim was targeted because he was a…
Police, FBI spend second day digging for clues to missing California student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police and FBI agents spent a second day on Thursday digging at the edge of a California university campus for the remains of a student who went missing 20 years ago while walking to her dormitory.
