Pennsylvania officer cleared in girl’s fatal shooting, father charged
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania constable who prosecutors say accidentally killed a 12-year-old girl during an eviction while firing in self-defense has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but the girl’s father has been charged with murder….
Former Providence, Rhode Island mayor Vincent ‘Buddy’ Cianci dies
(Reuters) – Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, whose two stints as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, each ended abruptly due to felony convictions, died on Thursday at age 74 after a brief hospitalization.
Washington police have mixed results after federal oversight: review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington’s overall record on use-of-force reforms is mixed seven years after federal monitoring ended, a first-of-its-kind review said on Thursday.
U.S. utilities worry about cyber cover after Ukraine grid attack
(Reuters) – U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than 80,000 Ukrainians last month.
Freed U.S. student: Now is not the time to go to Iran – CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American student detained in Iran who was freed this month under a prisoner swap said on Thursday he was accused of trying to overthrow the Iranian government and held for nearly a month in solitary confinement.
U.S. failed to protect migrant children from traffickers: Senate probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities failed to conduct proper background checks before releasing undocumented migrant children to guardians, who in some cases exploited them, a bipartisan U.S. Senate investigation found.
How Planned Parenthood’s accusers became the accused in Texas case
(Reuters) – An aggressive legal strategy pursued by U.S. women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood may have been critical in turning the tables on opponents who were seeking to prosecute it in Texas for allegedly profiting from sales of aborted fe…
Oregon occupation leader Bundy urges remaining protesters to go home
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – The leader of a month-long armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Wednesday urged remaining protesters to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.
Most Americans support Obama’s contested immigration plan: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans say they back a plan that would allow certain illegal immigrants to stay in the country, but support for the idea slips when President Barack Obama’s name is attached to the question, according to a recent Reuters/…
In U.S. oil capital Houston, no cheap fuel bonanza for airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While airlines are in no rush to pass on fuel savings to passengers brought by the collapse in oil prices, the Houston travel market has left them little choice.
