Police officer wounded in fight with Boston bombers to retire
BOSTON (Reuters) – A police officer badly wounded in a gunfight with the Boston Marathon bombers four days after their deadly 2013 attack said he was retiring on Tuesday, citing injuries that prevented him from fulfilling all of his duties.
Man charged with killing Texas deputy declared mentally incompetent
(Reuters) – The man charged with fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy in Texas in a hail of gunfire was found mentally incompetent on Tuesday to stand trial and will be sent to a state mental facility, prosecutors said.
Hawaii’s Big Island declares emergency over dengue fever infections
(Reuters) – The mayor of Hawaii’s Big Island declared a state of emergency on Monday to deal with a growing outbreak of dengue fever, spread by infected mosquitoes, with 250 cases confirmed over the past four months.
Man faces weapons charges for planned mass shooting in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee man who authorities say planned to kill dozens of people in a mass shooting at a local Masonic temple is to face weapons charges in federal court on Tuesday.
Louisville airport checkpoint briefly shut by suspicious item
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) – The sole security checkpoint at the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky was closed temporarily on Tuesday morning to investigate a suspicious item found in a carry-on bag, officials said.
Economic losses from U.S. January storm around $2 billion: Aon Benfield
LONDON (Reuters) – A winter storm that struck the eastern seaboard of the United States in January caused around $2 billion in economic losses, and hundreds of millions of dollars in insured losses, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said on Tuesday.
California ‘shaken baby’ case in vanguard of new legal challenges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After 17 years in prison for an infant’s death at her San Diego daycare center, Suzanne Johnson is in the forefront of legal challenges to “shaken baby syndrome” as courts catch up with medical advances in understanding the mech…
U.S. Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force veteran accused of trying to travel to Syria to join Islamic State is set to become the first person in the United States to face trial for attempting to support the militant group.
Closing arguments set in trial of NY officer who shot black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Closing arguments are scheduled on Tuesday morning in the trial of a rookie New York City police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a darkened stairwell.
California murder suspect mistakenly freed from jail captured in Nevada
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A murder suspect who was mistakenly released from a Southern California jail last month has been captured in Nevada, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
