Arizona police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A suburban Phoenix police officer was charged with second-degree murder on Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of an unarmed Texas man at a hotel, prosecutors said.
Washington state woman convicted of murdering six family members
(Reuters) – A Washington state woman was found guilty on Friday of murdering six family members during a Christmas Eve gathering in 2007 after a dispute over money, prosecutors and a newspaper said.
Knife found at O.J. Simpson’s former L.A. home studied by police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police said on Friday they were examining a knife purportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson, the onetime football star acquitted of stabbing to death his ex-wife and her friend in the “Trial of the Century” two decade…
Chicago teachers set April 1 for ‘showdown’ with schools
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The head of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) said on Friday that the district will hold off on a controversial cost-cutting move affecting teachers’ pension payments to allow for the labor contract process to play out.
Record-long U.S. spaceflight leaves astronaut feeling sore
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Astronaut Scott Kelly said on Friday he returned from a record-long U.S. spaceflight with sore muscles, joint pain, over-sensitive skin and a sense he had been away for more than a year.
Texas doctor found guilty of bilking insurers, government of $10 million
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas doctor has been found guilty of bilking $10 million from health insurance companies and the U.S. government through fraud, including being paid for attending surgeries while he was actually on his private jet, U.S. prosecutor…
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court, two days after hearing a major abortion case from Texas, on Friday temporarily blocked a Louisiana law imposing regulations on doctors who perform abortions in a move that would allow two recently closed clinic…
FanDuel agrees to stop paid operations in Texas on May 2: state
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas reached a deal with fantasy sports firm FanDuel by which it will halt paid operations on May 2, the state’s top prosecutor said on Friday, two months after saying such online operations are illegal gambling.
Sikh captain wins order blocking U.S. Army from excessive testing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Sikh Army captain has been granted a restraining order barring senior Army officials from forcing him to undergo $32,000 in testing before deciding whether he can wear a beard, uncut hair and turban as required by his religious…
Mississippi River reopens near St. Louis after fuel spill
(Reuters) – The Mississippi River reopened to shipping traffic near Granite City, Illinois, on Friday as the cleanup from a fuel spill on Thursday at Lock and Dam 27 was completed, officials said.
