After decades of segregation, anger boils over in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – For Randy Jones, a community activist in the Milwaukee district of Sherman Park, the rioting that took place in his neighborhood over the weekend was inevitable.
North Carolina asks Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Carolina on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a state law requiring voters to show identification to remain in effect for the Nov. 8 U.S. election despite an appeals court decision that the measure discriminates …
Man wanted in killing of Georgia police officer captured in Florida
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The suspect sought in the killing of a Georgia police officer was found hiding in the trunk of a car in Florida early on Monday after a 28-hour manhunt, police said.
Suspect questioned in New York slaying of Muslim imam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspect being questioned in the killing of a Muslim imam and his associate in New York City over the weekend was arrested on Monday on charges related to a hit-and-run traffic accident on the day of the murders, police officials …
Volkswagen, U.S. Justice Dept discuss settling criminal probe: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said.
Case dismissed against three Ohio men who spent 18 years in prison
(Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Monday dismissed murder charges against three men who faced retrial in a 1995 killing after serving 18 years in prison, winning an appeal and being released in 2015.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs end Nobel medal dispute
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, according to a court document filed on Monday that did not disclose if the item will be …
Family rescues Idaho girl from jaws of mountain lion
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho wildlife managers on Monday praised family members who charged a mountain lion and rescued a young girl from the jaws of the animal which was attempting to drag her off for the kill.
Illinois families fight transgender access to school locker room
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A lawyer for dozens of families from a suburban Chicago high school district argued in court on Monday that students’ privacy was being violated at a school that allowed a transgender girl access to the girls’ locker room under an a…
Hedge fund manager used terminally ill patients for profit: SEC
(Reuters) – A hedge-fund manager paid terminally ill patients to use their names in a bond-buying scheme that generated $9.5 million in profits, a U.S. securities regulator said on Monday.
