Jury selection starts in trial over Georgia child’s car death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Lawyers in the trial of a Georgia man charged with murder after leaving his toddler son in a car for seven hours during a hot day in June 2014 began their search Monday for jurors who have not formed opinions about his actions.
U.S. Navy officer suspected of passing secrets to Taiwan, China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy flight officer with knowledge of sensitive American intelligence collection methods faces espionage charges over suspicions he passed secret information to Taiwan and possibly to China, U.S. officials said.
Singer Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi show to protest same-sex law
(Reuters) – Canadian singer Bryan Adams has canceled a show in Mississippi to protest a new state law that will let people with religious objections deny services to same-sex couples, the second major concert scrapped in the U.S. South over discriminat…
Illinois ex-congressman arrested; missed deadline to return: lawyer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds was arrested in Atlanta on Monday after he had failed to return to the United States by the end of March as a judge had ordered, a U.S. Marshals spokeswoman and Reynolds’ lawyer said.
Chicago finance committee approves payouts for police custody deaths
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday approved payments totaling $6.45 million to settle cases involving two black men who died while in police custody.
Wisconsin school district to discipline students for ‘Trump’ taunts
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin school district said on Monday it would discipline several students who taunted an opposing team’s fans and minority players with chants of “Trump, build a wall” and “Trump” during a high school soccer game.
Appeals court restores Utah’s polygamy law in ‘Sister Wives’ case
(Reuters) – The polygamist family featured in the reality television show “Sister Wives” lost its bid to overturn parts of Utah’s anti-bigamy law under a federal appeals court ruling issued on Monday.
San Antonio fires school police officer seen slamming girl in video
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The San Antonio school district on Monday fired a school police officer seen on a viral video body slamming a 12-year-old girl, saying his use of force was unwarranted.
‘Dog Whisperer’ Millan cleared in U.S. probe over cruelty
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An animal cruelty investigation into celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan, known as the “Dog Whisperer,” has ended and no charges will be filed, a spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.
Virginia governor says won’t sign electric-chair bill for executions
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said on Monday he would not sign a bill passed by the legislature that would order executions by electric chair when lethal-injection drugs are not available.
