Group sues Illinois over polling-place voter registration law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group aligned with a conservative Illinois think tank sued the state in federal court on Thursday, challenging a recent law allowing Election Day voter registration at polling places in the state’s most populous counties.
Two L.A. policemen who shot unarmed black man sue city for racial discrimination: media
(Reuters) – Two Los Angeles police officers who shot dead an unarmed black man in 2014 are suing the city for alleged racial discrimination and retaliation after not being allowed to return to the field, the Los Angeles Times reported.
U.S. expands investigation of 8 million air bag inflators after fatal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday it is upgrading a probe of more than 8 million air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc after a driver was killed in Canada when an inflator ruptured i…
Judge in Chicago police officer’s murder trial appoints special prosecutor
(Reuters) – An Illinois judge on Thursday appointed a special prosecutor in the murder case against a white Chicago police officer in the shooting death of a black teenager, selecting a state’s attorney from a neighboring county.
Baltimore officer convicted of shooting unarmed suspect
(Reuters) – A Maryland jury convicted a Baltimore police officer on Thursday of first-degree assault in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed and already subdued burglary suspect, a court spokeswoman said.
U.S. charges nearly 50 suspected Mafia members
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested dozens of suspected Mafia members on Thursday, charging them with extortion, loan sharking, smuggling, arson, gun trafficking and other crimes.
Earl to weaken into tropical depression by Thursday night: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Earl is rapidly weakening and expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest report on Thursday.
North Carolina man charged with trying to aid Islamic State: Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A North Carolina man was arrested Thursday on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group by attempting to recruit people to carry out an attack in the United States, the Justice Departm…
Justice Department will not modify music licensing agreements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Thursday that it will not alter agreements that it reached with ASCAP and BMI, music licensing giants, in 1941 that established how music is licensed.
Tropical storm Earl lashes Belize with wind, rain, heads for Mexico
BELIZE CITY (Reuters) – Tropical storm Earl whipped Belize and Mexico’s Caribbean coast with wind and heavy rain, battering cars, disrupting transportation and forcing hundreds of people into shelters as it moved through Guatemala toward southeastern M…
