Alabama woman convicted of running granddaughter to death has died
(Reuters) – An Alabama woman convicted of murder in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter died on Friday, less than a year into her sentence of life in prison without parole, a prison spokesman said.
Fire engulfs New Jersey plastics warehouses; smoke closes schools
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a pair of sprawling New Jersey warehouses storing plastic pellets on Friday, sending up a smoky plume so enormous it appeared as a cloud on weather readings from orbiting satellites and raising environmen…
Family of man shot by Cincinnati university officer sues: report
(Reuters) – The family of a black man shot and killed last summer by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop sued the officer in federal court on Friday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper.
Michigan warning on Flint Legionnaires’ outbreak came late
DETROIT (Reuters) – State officials knew about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and its suspected link to water system issues in impoverished Flint, Michigan, at least 10 months before a public announcement was made, documents released on Friday sh…
Partner of N.Y. police officer convicted in shooting is fired
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer was fired on Friday less than 24 hours after his partner was found guilty at trial for the 2014 inadvertent fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
Flint police and fire chiefs resign amid drinking water crisis
(Reuters) – The fire and police chiefs of Flint resigned on Friday in what the Michigan city’s mayor, Karen Weaver, called a first step in restructuring operations as it struggles to cope with dangerous levels of lead in its drinking water.
Florida man pleads guilty over threats to bomb two mosques
(Reuters) – A Florida man pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal hate crime for threatening to bomb two mosques and shoot their congregants shortly after November’s deadly attacks in Paris.
Third investigator in probe of slain Texas deputy fired
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An investigator looking into the death of a Houston-area deputy who was fatally shot in a hail of bullets last year was terminated on Friday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said, making him the third person in the probe to…
Four injured in Ohio machete attack, police kill suspect
(Reuters) – Police shot and killed a machete-wielding man who injured four people at a Middle Eastern restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, police said on Friday.
U.S. northeast prepares for most severe cold snap of year
BOSTON (Reuters) – The northeastern United States on Friday faced a cold snap so severe that even world-class ski jumpers preparing for a night-time competition at Boston’s Fenway Park worried about the frigid weather.
