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.
FBI arrests race car driver in massive payday lending scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A professional race car driver was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday after U.S. regulators previously accused him of engaging in a massive scheme to deceive payday lending customers, a spokeswoman for the bureau said.
No charges for Ohio mom after newborn killed by family dog
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Ohio mother of a 3-day-old boy who died this week after he was bitten by the family dog will not face charges following an accidental death ruling by a coroner, police said on Wednesday.
Judge clears Kentucky clerk, OKs marriage licenses with her name removed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The federal judge who threw Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis into jail last year for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples said she had not interfered with the process since her release and that licenses wit…
Baby dies in Los Angeles shooting after bullet pierces wall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A one-year-old girl was killed on Tuesday when a bullet from an apparent gang-related shooting pierced the wall of her Los Angeles home and struck her in the head, law enforcement officers said.
