Firefighter fatally shot bringing aid to Maryland resident, suspect arrested
(Reuters) – One firefighter was killed and a second was critically wounded on Friday by gunfire at a Maryland residence where the pair had answered a medical distress call, and the suspect who fired on them from inside the home was in custody, official…
Not guilty pleas entered for last defendants of 2014 Nevada ranch standoff
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A Las Vegas judge on Friday entered not guilty pleas for the last five defendants to be arraigned over a high-profile standoff about cattle grazing rights between armed protesters and federal agents at the Nevada ranch of Cliven B…
Mountain lion turns up at L.A. high school, home of the Cougars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mountain lion found its way onto the grounds of a Los Angeles high school on Friday, prompting police to lock down the campus before the big cat was shot with tranquilizer darts a few blocks away.
Top Cincinnati university cop urged aggressive traffic stops: report
(Reuters) – The former chief of the University of Cincinnati police force encouraged aggressive use of traffic stops to look for guns and drugs, according to a report by a consultant reviewing the department after a white officer shot and killed an una…
Apple opposes U.S. appeal over iPhone in New York drug case
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc said the U.S. government had failed to show a continued need for its help accessing a locked iPhone in a New York drug case after a third party came forward with a solution to crack a different phone belonging …
Obamas donated less to charities in 2015 as income slipped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle donated less to charities in 2015 as their income also dipped, tax returns released by the White House showed on Friday.
Illinois sheriff releases videos showing force against inmates
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The sheriff who runs the jail system in Chicago on Friday released videos showing cases of excessive force against inmates.
Thirteen Arizona prison workers fired after two inmate suicides
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Investigations into the suicides of two Arizona prison inmates have led to the firing of four corrections sergeants and nine officers for failing to conduct security checks and other instances of “neglect of duty,” officials said on Friday.
Florida zoo worker dies after tiger attack: local media
(Reuters) – A Florida zookeeper died on Friday after being attacked by a Malayan tiger during a routine procedure at Palm Beach Zoo, the Sun Sentinel newspaper reported, citing a zoo spokeswoman.
Lawyer for students calls California court’s landmark tenure decision unfair
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An attorney for students in a landmark case on teacher tenure said on Friday that a California appeals court decision upholding protections for ineffective instructors failed to properly consider harm done to poor and minority s…
