Baltimore cop failed to follow protocol: Freddie Gray prosecutor
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A white Baltimore police officer failed to follow procedures in the arrest that led to the death of Freddie Gray from a broken neck, a prosecutor said on Thursday at the start of the officer’s trial.
Baltimore primary results decertified, irregularities cited
(Reuters) – Results of Baltimore’s primary election were ordered decertified on Thursday by the Maryland elections board, which cited irregularities in the April 26 vote that may have influenced a tight mayoral race.
Ex-New York Senate leader gets five years in prison for corruption
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, the second time in 10 days that a powerful legislative leader faced incarceration after a crackdown on state capital corruption.
Michigan expands water payments in Flint to speed recovery
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan on Thursday extended and expanded coverage of water bills for residents of Flint to speed recovery from a health crisis caused by high levels of lead.
U.S. traffic deaths climb, while New York streets are safer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “Boulevard of Death” is getting a makeover, part of a New
U.S. high court could spur Congress on Puerto Rico debt crisis
WASHINGTON/SAN JUAN (Reuters) – As the U.S. Congress drags its feet on a bill to address Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt crisis, it could get kicked into high gear by an unlikely source: the Supreme Court.
Insurers shun risk as oil-linked quakes soar in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – As the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma exploded into the hundreds in the last few years, nearly a dozen insurance companies moved to limit their exposure, often at the expense of homeowners, a Reuters examination has found.
Four children wounded, woman killed in Alabama shooting: local media
(Reuters) – A domestic dispute in Birmingham, Alabama has ended with a woman shot dead, a 12-year old girl suffering life-threatening injuries and three other children wounded but in a stable condition, local media reported on Thursday.
Missouri executes man who killed three, including sheriff’s deputy
(Reuters) – A man who killed three people, including a sheriff’s deputy, in a dispute over drugs was executed by lethal injection in Missouri on Wednesday night.
Former South Carolina officer used excessive force in fatal shooting: indictment
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police officer caught on video as he shot dead a black man fleeing a traffic stop in South Carolina last year has been charged with a federal civil rights offense that could send him to prison for life, U.S. …
