Despite risks, U.S. border patrol tried to shorten polygraph tests for staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gil Kerlikowske, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing in January 2014 to strengthen the integrity of the nation’s largest law enforcement force amid persistent complaints of corruption and abuse within its ranks.
U.S. police chiefs vulnerable as crime rates, media pressures rise
(Reuters) – U.S. police chiefs are facing rising job insecurity as they grapple with a jump in crime rates and greater scrutiny by media and federal authorities in the wake of videotaped shooting incidents involving cops nationwide.
Knocking down Detroit to revive it comes at a price
DETROIT (Reuters) – Nowhere in America bulldozes derelict homes with Detroit’s ferocity, as the city that has become a byword for U.S. urban decay seeks to engineer a recovery by tearing itself down.
California shooter messaged Facebook friends about support for jihad: LA Times
(Reuters) – One of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre, Tashfeen Malik, sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join t…
Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Seattle on Monday became the first U.S. city to pass a law giving drivers for Uber and Lyft the right to unionize, a new challenge to the ride companies’ success as they confront mounting dissatisfaction over how drivers are t…
U.S. soldier Bergdahl may face life sentence in court-martial over desertion
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.
On Sandy Hook anniversary, U.S. activists call for gun restrictions
(Reuters) – U.S. gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists on Monday, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementa…
Jury starts deliberations over Baltimore officer charged in man’s death
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore jury on Monday began weighing the fate of a police officer charged in the death of a black detainee that triggered rioting and intensified a U.S. debate on police tactics.
Planned Parenthood gets restraining order in Ohio lawsuit over fetal remains
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday temporarily blocked Ohio from initiating legal action against three Planned Parenthood facilities the state’s attorney general accused last week of violating rules for disposal of fetal remains.
Former U.S. treasure hunter faces sentencing, contempt hearing
(Reuters) – A former treasure hunter and fugitive who was captured after two years eluding authorities has refused to answer questions about missing coins and could be found in further contempt on Tuesday at his sentencing, a federal judge in Ohio said…
