Three men plan to sue New York City over crack down on homeless
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three homeless men filed official notices on Monday that they were preparing to sue the City of New York for harassment by police who cleared them out of their sleeping spaces and threw away their belongings.
Texas man charged with Oklahoma drivers’ murders in suspected road rage
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A Texas man suspected of killing two people during a possible road rage incident on a highway west of Oklahoma City last week was formally charged on Monday with two counts of first-degree murder, officials said.
FDA overturns 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men
(Reuters) – The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.
Tennessee police name officers who shot man who went on July rampage: report
(Reuters) – Tennessee police on Monday named the five officers who shot and killed a man who went on a July rampage that killed four U.S. Marines at a military facility, according to a local media report.
‘Affluenza’ Texas teen’s mom listed as missing, search on for truck
(Reuters) – The mother of a Texas teenager whose defense in his fatal drunken-driving crash was “affluenza” has been declared a missing person as authorities search for her son, a sheriff said on Monday.
New Jersey Boy Scout master recovering after fight with bear
(Reuters) – A New Jersey Boy Scout master was recovering on Monday after a run-in with a black bear that pulled him into its cave and mauled him before he hit the animal with a hammer, played dead and yelled instructions to the scouts who called author…
Group says U.S. police killed at least 1,152 people this year
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police in the United States killed at least 1,152 people in the United States this year through Dec. 15, with the 60 largest police departments disproportionately killing black people, according to data compiled by activists who run…
Connecticut man charged with shooting at mosque to remain jailed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man facing federal hate crime charges after being accused of shooting at a mosque next to his home with a handgun and rifle following last month’s Islamic State attacks in Paris will remain jailed for at least…
Texas senior dies after random attack by three brothers: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – An elderly woman severely beaten by three brothers as she made her way to visit a friend in a Dallas suburb has died, police said on Monday.
N.Y. governor plans pardons for thousands of nonviolent youth offenders
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday he would seek to pardon thousands of people convicted of nonviolent crimes as teenagers in an attempt to remove a major obstacle to securing employment, housing and education.
