At least four hurt when possible tornado tears through Alabama
(Reuters) – At least four people were hurt and dozens of homes damaged when a possible tornado swept through Alabama late on Tuesday, forecasters and local officials said.
San Francisco sheriff deputies charged for ‘Fight Club’ duels
(Reuters) – Three San Francisco sheriff’s deputies were charged with arranging “Fight Club” duels between jail inmates, and one of the deputies made prisoners gamble for food, clothing and bedding, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Pentagon needs data security, strong encryption: U.S. defense chief
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday underscored the U.S. military’s support for data security and strong encryption as he asked top U.S. technology sector entrepreneurs and innovators to play a larger role in national secu…
More than a third of people shot by LAPD in 2015 mentally ill: report
(Reuters) – More than a third of people hit by Los Angeles police officers’ gunfire last year had indications of mental illness, double the prior year, according to a report on the use of force released on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Lead still found in some Flint, Michigan, water: governor
(Reuters) – Five months after Flint, Michigan, changed its water supply due to problems with lead contamination and discolored drinking water, nearly 9 percent of the city’s sites tested for lead in the water continue to exceed federally acceptable lim…
Yosemite changes famous names; Ahwahnee sign stolen amid legal fight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Visitors to Yosemite National Park were greeted with an unfamiliar name for the park’s most iconic hotel on Tuesday as a bitter legal battle over its trademarked name raged on, while thieves made off with a sign for the famed Ah…
Pennsylvania grand jury finds widespread sex abuse by priests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Hundreds of children in western Pennsylvania were sexually assaulted by about 50 Roman Catholic priests over four decades while bishops covered up their actions, according to a state grand jury report released on Tuesday.
University of Missouri probes ‘Hitler rules’ on dorm poster
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri is investigating anti-Semitic vandalism in which “Hitler rules” was written on a dormitory poster, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest racial incident at the school.
Now or never: Trump’s ‘wall’ talk sparks migrant rush on U.S.-Mexico border
CIUDAD JUAREZ/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gang violence and poverty have for years pushed Mexicans and Central Americans north to the United States, but recently a new driver has emerged: the anti-immigrant tone of leading Republican presidential candidate …
Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At a deeply personal, at times amusing, memorial service for Antonin Scalia on Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas recalled that the two ardent conservatives shared many “buck each other up” chats at the U.S. Supreme Court.
