Decision on charges in Minneapolis police killing could come next month
(Reuters) – The county prosecutor for Minneapolis said on Wednesday he hoped to decide by the end of March whether charges will be filed in last year’s fatal police shooting of a black man, now that a state authority has completed its investigation.
Ohio House passes bill to deny funds to Planned Parenthood
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio state legislators on Wednesday passed a bill blocking state and federal funds for groups that perform or promote abortions, effectively cutting $1.3 million annually used by Planned Parenthood clinics for HIV testing, pre-nat…
New York City budget boss to state: We’re not a ‘piggy bank’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s fiscal watchdog said the city faces much bigger budget deficits in coming years than the mayor has forecast and warned state lawmakers about treating the city like a “piggy bank.”
Nebraska man pleads guilty, gets two life sentences in murders
(Reuters) – A Nebraska man pleaded guilty and received two consecutive life sentences on Wednesday for the murders of his mother and 4-year-old half-brother.
Second investigator in probe of slain Texas deputy fired for misconduct
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An investigator in the fatal ambush shooting of a Houston-area deputy has been fired for inappropriate behavior, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday, making him the second person in the probe to be terminated….
Gun owner quells Pennsylvania teen melee that left officers hurt: police
(Reuters) – An after-school fight that left two police officers hurt and eight students under arrest was stopped by a man who stepped out of his suburban Philadelphia home carrying a handgun and ordered everyone to “back up,” police said.
Former priest charged in 1960 rape, murder of Texas beauty queen
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former Catholic priest has been charged in a 55-year-old murder case in which he is suspected of beating and raping a beauty queen in south Texas shortly after taking her last confession, authorities said on Wednesday.
Homeless mother, two children stabbed to death at N.Y. hotel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A homeless 28-year-old woman and two of her children, a 5-month-old and a 1-year-old, were stabbed to death at a motel in the New York City borough of Staten Island on Monday, city officials said.
Innocent people live undercover in U.S. jail for TV documentary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven innocent people spent 60 days inside an Indiana jail for a TV show aimed at exposing corruption and showing what really happens behind bars.
Burger King to add hot dogs to permanent menu in U.S.
(Reuters) – Hot dogs will hit the permanent menu at Burger King restaurants in the United States this month, in one of the chain’s biggest menu updates in years.
