Ferguson voters reject property tax to fund Justice Department deal
(Reuters) – Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, rejected a property tax increase that would have helped fund changes to its police department required by the U.S. Justice Department after the city erupted in violence following the shooting of a black teenage…
Attorney for Ohio police officer in shooting wants victim’s medical records
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – The attorney for a former University of Cincinnati officer charged with murdering a black Ohio man during a traffic stop wants to review the victim’s medical records to see if any illnesses might explain why Samuel DuBose tried t…
Gawker challenges Florida jury verdict in Hulk Hogan case
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Gawker has filed a challenge in Florida court to a jury’s recent decision to assess $140 million in damages after finding that the media website had violated a celebrity’s privacy rights by posting a 2012 sex tape of wrestling s…
United fires flight attendant who exited plane via emergency slide
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – United Airlines has fired a flight attendant who deployed an emergency evacuation slide on an airplane after it arrived in Houston this week and used it to exit a plane packed with passengers, an airline official said on Wedne…
U.S. girl going blind sees Pope as part of ‘bucket list’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A five-year-old American girl who does not know she is gradually going blind met Pope Francis on Wednesday as part of her parents’ “visual bucket list” to show her people and things while she can still see.
Eleven Boeing workers arrested in South Carolina for tax evasion
(Reuters) – Eleven Boeing Co employees have been arrested in South Carolina for allegedly attempting to evade state income taxes, and the state’s revenue department said more arrests were likely.
California sea lion pup rescued from restaurant returned to wild
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A young California sea lion found malnourished and injured inside a waterfront San Diego restaurant was returned to the wild on Tuesday, after eight weeks of rehabilitative care at SeaWorld’s animal rescue center.
Florida pledges better health care for poor children to settle lawsuit
(Reuters) – Florida officials will boost access to health and dental care for poor children in settlement of an 11-year-old class-action lawsuit, the groups behind the legal action said on Tuesday.
Lack of ballots mars municipal elections in St. Louis County, Missouri
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A shortage of ballot papers during municipal elections in St. Louis County, Missouri, on Tuesday prompted a judge to extend voting hours at affected polling stations, officials said.
Two men charged with killing, beheading protected bighorn sheep in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two men accused of hunting a pair of protected bighorn sheep on private land and beheading them alongside an interstate highway in northern Oregon have been arrested on suspicion of poaching, police say.
