Armed suspect arrested after father killed, Fort Worth officer wounded in gunfight
(Reuters) – An armed suspect was taken into custody after fleeing a gunfight with police in which his father, wanted on felony warrants, was killed and a Fort Worth officer was critically wounded, police said.
One boy, two girls win Intel U.S. Talent Search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of the United States’ brightest high school scientists, one boy and two girls, emerged as winners on Tuesday in the $1 million Intel Talent Search, among the top U.S. competitions for young innovators.
Ferguson accepts U.S. government’s police reform plan
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – The Ferguson, Missouri, city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to accept an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to reform the city’s police department after the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager that sparked…
Commuter chaos seen for Washington D.C. as safety inspection shuts subway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-biggest U.S. subway system, which serves Washington D.C., will close for 29 hours at midnight EDT (0400 GMT) on Tuesday for emergency safety checks, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers, tourists and bus…
Fort Worth police officer critically wounded in gunfight
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Fort Worth police officer was critically wounded on Tuesday in a gunfight that erupted after he pulled over a father and son to serve an arrest warrant, police said.
Agricultural truck hit track where Amtrak train derailed in Kansas
(Reuters) – Federal safety officials on Tuesday said an agricultural truck had earlier struck the railroad tracks just 25 feet (7.6 meters) from where an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Kansas this week, injuring some three dozen people.
Graphic account of Hulk Hogan sex tape read in Florida court
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – Gawker founder Nick Denton read out a graphic account of the acts shown in a sex tape featuring wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan in a Florida courtroom on Tuesday, saying his company’s 2012 online publication “stands up t…
Secret Service manpower shortage as campaigns ramp up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Secret Service, tasked with simultaneously protecting President Barack Obama and some of the Republican and Democratic candidates now running to replace him next year, is facing a manpower shortfall at a time of peak demand, …
Two shot Chicago police out of hospital, suspected gunman was felon
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The man who allegedly shot and wounded three Chicago police officers before he was killed by police on Monday was a convicted felon with a history of gun crimes, the department said on Tuesday.
Pedicab operators sue New York City over excess ticketing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pedicab operators on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing New York City of harassing them with excessive ticketing, in an effort to drive them out of business.
