Suspect killed, police wounded in Los Angeles shoot-out: media
(Reuters) – Two Los Angeles police officers were wounded in a shootout in Los Angeles in which an armed suspect was shot and killed, local media reported.
Stolen World War One cannon returned to California veterans hall
(Reuters) – A Northern California man has returned a stolen World War One-era cannon that he had bought without knowing it had been taken from a local veteran’s hall, police said on Friday.
U.S. Coast Guard searching for woman who fell overboard from cruise ship off Texas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a woman who is believed to have fallen overboard on Friday from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship off the coast of Galveston, Texas.
Pfizer blocks its drugs from use in lethal injections
NEW YORK (Reuters) – – Pfizer Inc has taken steps to ensure that none of its products are used in lethal injections, the largest U.S. drugmaker said on Friday.
Sorority apologizes for racist T-shirt made by chapter in Alabama
(Reuters) – A sorority in Alabama apologized on Friday for a T-shirt that it made depicting a racially offensive image of an African-American person eating a piece of watermelon.
Connecticut lawmakers vote to close $1 billion budget hole
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut’s lawmakers moved to close a projected budget deficit of nearly $1 billion on Friday, the last hurdle for a spending plan that now passes to the governor for signing before the start of the fiscal year on July 1.
U.S. tells schools to give transgender students bathroom rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration told U.S. public schools on Friday that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice, upsetting Republicans and raising the likelihood of fights over federal funding and legal …
Three killed in California when Amtrak train slams pickup
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Three people were killed on Friday when an Amtrak train slammed into their pickup truck near Fresno, the California Highway Patrol said.
Wrestler ‘incompetent’ to stand trial in 1983 Pennsylvania murder: expert
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A Harvard psychologist testified on Friday that former professional wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was incompetent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend in Allentown, but prosecutors attacked his conclusions.
Arizona sheriff violated court orders in racial profiling case: judge
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and three of his top officials were found to be in civil contempt on Friday after a federal judge ruled that he violated court orders stemming from a 2007 racial profiling case.
