Obama meets with San Bernardino victims’ families
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with the families of most of the San Bernardino shooting victims on Friday for nearly three hours, and said he was moved by their emphasis on tolerance following the Dec. 2 attacks.
New Orleans police say pregnant woman, companion targeted by killer
(Reuters) – A pregnant woman and her male companion who were shot and killed inside a car in New Orleans were targeted by their assailants, police said on Friday.
California shooters’ ex-neighbor charged with supporting terrorists
WASHINGTON/RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – A former neighbor accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, appeared in court on Thursday charged with conspiring to provide material support to ter…
California governor declares emergency in response to San Bernardino attack
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County, following the massacre by an Islamic State-inspired couple at a holiday party for county workers.
University of California drops prison investments amid student demands
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California system said on Friday it will drop its roughly $30 million worth of investments in private prison companies following demands from a black student group.
California lieutenant governor orders environmental review of nuclear plant
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s lieutenant governor on Friday directed the State Lands Commission to draw up a plan for a thorough environmental review of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s last operational nuclear power plant.
Washington state student arrested after threat of school shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle-area high school student has been arrested on suspicion of planning to “shoot up the school,” authorities said on Friday.
Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who used the Internet to take in unwanted adopted children faces years in prison after a federal jury convicted her Friday on charges of kidnapping and transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in …
Chicago protesters call for mayor to step down over police brutality
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Friday evening, calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down over complaints of abusive policing and a lack of accountability in the police department.
Tips coming in for Texas affluenza teen who may have left country: sheriff
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – Numerous tips have been reported on the possible whereabouts of a Texas teen from a wealthy family suspected of violating a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four people in a drunken-driving crash, a s…
