Behind Democrats’ email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire …
Los Angeles police officer hurt during gun fight: police
(Reuters) – A police officer in Los Angeles was injured during a gun fight on the southeast side of the city late on Monday, the department said, though it was unclear if he had been shot.
Many U.S. states, cities, missing chance of lifetime to borrow
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The 1923 middle school building in Oregon’s Corbett School District is so old that horses and trailers were used to dig the basement. It floods every winter, the building has no sprinkler system, and there is asbestos…
Residents begin returning home after Los Angeles wildfire
ACTON, Calif. (Reuters) – Thousands of California residents were allowed to returned home on Monday after a deadly, destructive wildfire forced them from their houses in recent days as it raged through drought-parched canyons and foothills north of Los…
Washington State football players investigated for assault: reports
SEATTLE (Reuters) – At least six Washington State University football players were being investigated for assault after a fight at a weekend party left two students hospitalized, the Spokesman-Review newspaper reported on Monday.
New York City police upgrade gear after Texas, Louisiana shootings
(Reuters) – The New York City Police Department has acquired $7 million in military-style protective equipment for patrol officers in response to recent shooting attacks on police in Baton Rouge and Dallas earlier this month, officials said on Monday.
One of New York City’s busiest subway lines to shut for 18 months
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of New York City’s busiest subway lines will cease running between Manhattan and Brooklyn for 18 months starting in 2019, transit officials said on Monday, creating a massive service disruption in an already overtaxed system.
Suspects sought in Florida nightclub shooting that left two teens dead
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida police said on Monday they had taken three people into custody but were searching for additional suspects in connection with a shooting outside a nightclub just after midnight that left two teenagers dead and more t…
Michael Jordan speaks against both police killings, targeting of police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Basketball legend Michael Jordan spoke out on police violence on Monday and announced two $1 million grants, to civil rights group NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund and to a group that works on improving police relations with communities.
Man shot by Chicago police officers wants cops fired
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A man who was shot by Chicago police last year said on Monday he wants the officers fired from the department, days after the city’s law enforcement watchdog issued a rare finding that the shooting was unjustified.
