Accused killer of two California police officers charged with murder
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – The man accused of fatally shooting two police officers and wounding a third in Palm Springs, California, over the weekend was formally charged on Wednesday with murder and attempted murder in what prosecutors described as…
Parolee who robbed Wyoming bank to return to prison gets 6-years
(Reuters) – A transgender parolee who said she robbed a Wyoming bank last summer so she would be sent back to prison was sentenced to six years in a federal women’s lockup on Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Coast Guard responds to diesel spill on Intracoastal Waterway, Texas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday about 5,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel spilled into the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near Port Isabel, Texas, on Tuesday.
Connecticut plane crash likely deliberate, motive unclear: officials
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal investigators on Wednesday were trying to determine why a Jordanian flight student may have deliberately crashed a small plane in East Hartford, Connecticut, killing himself and badly injuring an instructor but n…
U.S. judge allows confessions by Venezuela first lady’s nephews
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday declined to throw out the alleged confessions from two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady, ruling they knew what they were doing when they spoke to U.S. agents after their arrest on narcotics charges.
Creepy clown sightings no laughing matter as Halloween nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sightings across the United States of creepy clowns with red lips and fixed smiles have become anything but a laughing matter and have cast a menacing tone as Halloween approaches.
Judge gives Florida voters more time to register after hurricane
(Reuters) – Florida residents were given six extra days to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election by a U.S. judge on Wednesday following the disruption triggered by powerful Hurricane Matthew in the state last week.
U.S. Justice Department finds racial bias in San Francisco policing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday released a report outlining deficiencies it found in the embattled San Francisco Police Department, including apparent racial bias in traffic stops, searches and killings.
Virginia ex-cop gets 2-1/2 year sentence for black teen’s shooting death
(Reuters) – A former Portsmouth, Virginia, police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager last year, a court spokesman said.
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…
