Ex-drug executive Shkreli hires lawyer to celebrities for fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former drug executive Martin Shkreli, facing an indictment for engaging in securities fraud, replaced his legal team on Tuesday with a New York lawyer whose past clients have included former International Monetary Fund chief Domini…
White Michigan ex-cop to be sentenced in beating of black motorist
DETROIT (Reuters) – A white former suburban Detroit police officer is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday for the beating last year of a black motorist during a traffic stop caught on video.
Chicago sees January murder surge as Emanuel’s poll numbers fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The number of homicides in Chicago increased 76 percent in January compared to last year as Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s approval rating slumped to a record low in the aftermath of the release of a video showing a white police officer killi…
Exclusive: U.S. budget plan includes over $13 billion for new submarine – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s next five-year budget proposal seeks over $13 billion in funding for a new submarine to carry nuclear ballistic missiles, plus orders for more Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets, according to sources f…
Teacher arrested in Southern California jail escape freed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teacher arrested in connection with the escape of three inmates from a Southern California jail was freed from custody on Monday after prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to charge her with a crime.
Three teenagers arrested in fatal shooting at Seattle homeless camp
(Reuters) – Three teenagers were arrested on Monday in connection with a shooting at a Seattle homeless encampment where two people were killed and three wounded, police said.
Michigan environmental agency presents Flint water-testing plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan environmental authorities presented a plan to federal officials on Monday to test lead-contaminated water in Flint to determine when the city’s water would be safe to drink again, the agency said
U.S. arrests Hezbollah members on charges of sending drug money to Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the Hezbollah militant group were arrested on charges they used millions of dollars from the sale of cocaine in the United States and Europe to purchase weapons in Syria, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
Oregon town tense amid dueling protests after wildlife refuge takeover
Burns, Oregon (Reuters) – Tension flared in the deeply divided town of Burns, Oregon, on Monday as 500 demonstrators on both sides of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge squared off, brandishing signs and yelling at each other days after o…
Justice Department launches review of San Francisco police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it would launch a review of the San Francisco Police, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a black man that spurred protests and demands that the city’s police chief be fired.
