Boy found with small octopus in throat, police arrest mother’s boyfriend: report
(Reuters) – A Kansas toddler had a small octopus of the kind used for sushi lodged in his throat, prompting police to arrest on suspicion of child abuse the 36-year-old man who was with the boy at the time, local media reported on Wednesday.
Woman’s body found in suitcase on San Diego sidewalk
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The body of a woman stuffed into a suitcase was discovered on a sidewalk in downtown San Diego on Wednesday, sparking an investigation by homicide detectives, police said.
Texas school officer put on leave after slamming girl to ground: media
(Reuters) – A school police officer in San Antonio, Texas, has been placed on leave after a video posted online showed him slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground at a middle school, media reported on Wednesday.
Judge dismisses Kesha’s bid for release from recording contract
(Reuters) – A New York judge on Wednesday threw out pop star Kesha’s legal bid to scrap her recording contract with Sony Music and her producer, Dr. Luke, whom the singer has accused of rape and other forms of abuse.
UC Berkeley reveals more staff members involved in sexual misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California Berkeley released new records that revealed 12 staff members violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy over the past five years, bringing the number of employees involved in such cases over th…
Hunter who killed Colorado boy he mistook for elk gets prison time
DENVER (Reuters) – A hunter who admitted fatally shooting a 14-year-old Colorado boy after mistaking him for an elk was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, prosecutors said.
Texas executes man who killed boy and drank his blood
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a 12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse and then drank the blood of his victim was executed on Wednesday at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, a prisons official said…
U.S. executives urge repeal of Mississippi law opposed by gays
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Executives of several major U.S. corporations urged Mississippi on Wednesday to repeal a new state law that allows businesses to deny wedding services to same-sex couples on religious grounds.
Tennessee bill would allow counselors to deny service based on religion
(Reuters) – The Tennessee House passed a bill on Wednesday allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on religious grounds, the latest in a list of U.S. state measures that gay rights activists have criticized as discriminating aga…
University of Missouri head must support students: student leader
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – The University of Missouri student whose allegations of racial abuse on campus partly led to the school president’s resignation last year told a public forum on Wednesday that the university’s next leader must support its stud…
