Man beaten and held in closet by East Cleveland police gets $22 million
(Reuters) – A jury awarded $22 million to an Ohio man who sued the city of East Cleveland and police officers after he was beaten while handcuffed and placed in a storage closet for four days, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
Minnesota trial of men accused of trying to join Islamic State goes to jury
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The case of three Somali-American men charged with attempting to join Islamic State militants in Syria and conspiring to help the group is now in the hands of a jury in Minnesota federal court, court officials said on Wednesday….
Wrestler ruled incompetent to stand trial in Pennsylvania murder
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Wednesday that former professional wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was mentally incompetent to stand trial for murder in the 1983 death of his girlfriend in Allentown, his lawyer said.
Starr steps down as Baylor chancellor after sex assault scandal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Baylor University President Kenneth Starr resigned as chancellor of the world’s largest Baptist university on Wednesday after being implicated in a report for not doing enough to probe sexual assaults by athletes.
Kansas is latest U.S. state to challenge Obama transgender directive
(Reuters) – Kansas vowed on Wednesday to sue the Obama administration over a directive telling U.S. public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identities.
Ex-officer charged in Florida shooting death of black man
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A former Florida police officer was arrested and charged on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a black musician after a grand jury found that he had used unjustified force.
U.S. unveils guidelines to reduce salt in restaurant, packaged food
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From pizzas and soups to deli meats, dips and hamburgers, Americans’ diets are often packed with salt. On Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration moved to cut average salt consumption by a third in an effort to reduce heart at…
Pittsburgh abortion clinic buffer zone challenge is revived
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a challenge to a Pittsburgh ordinance that established a 15-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics in that city, to make it easier for patients to avoid protesters.
Texas’ Brazos River hits century high, Houston braces for floods
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The Brazos River in Texas surged to its highest level in more than a century in an area outside of Houston on Wednesday after floods killed at least six people, damaged hundreds of buildings and turned roads into lakes over the …
U.S. will not charge Minneapolis police in shooting of black man
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not bring charges against two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man, due to insufficient evidence.
