Black inmate’s suffocation death in Denver a homicide: autopsy
DENVER (Reuters) – A black Denver County jail inmate died last year after choking on his own vomit while being restrained by six sheriff’s deputies during a psychotic episode, autopsy results showed on Friday, in what was deemed a homicide.
Chipotle outbreak eyed by Justice Dept consumer unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s consumer protection unit is looking into a norovirus outbreak at a Chipotle restaurant in California, in a sign that a recent probe launched by federal prosecutors in California is getting attention …
Republican politicians jumped the gun on terrorism suspect’s arrest: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Texas politicians made public details of an investigation into a terrorism suspect while it was still in progress, potentially jeopardizing the inquiry, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
‘Affluenza’ mother enters no plea at Texas arraignment
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The mother of the Texas teenager ridiculed for his “affluenza” defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, did not enter a plea at her arraignment in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helpin…
Canada rejects African-American’s asylum claim
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian tribunal has rejected a claim for refugee status from an African-American man who said he feared persecution and police abuse in the United States based on his race, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said on Fri…
Exclusive: Republican politicians jumped the gun on terrorism suspect’s arrest – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Texas politicians made public details of an investigation into a terrorism suspect while it was still in progress, potentially jeopardizing the inquiry, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Bahamian pleads not guilty in U.S. to hacking celebrities’ emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Bahamian man pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he hacked into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movies and television scripts, personal information and sexually explicit videos that he then tried to sell….
Self-styled militia group joins Oregon occupation, could raise tensions
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – Several members of self-described militia groups have joined armed protesters occupying the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, threatening to raise tensions in the week-long siege over land rights.
Vietnamese man pleads guilty in U.S. to helping al Qaeda affiliate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man who prosecutors said traveled to Yemen to join an al Qaeda affiliate and was instructed there to detonate an explosive at London’s Heathrow Airport pleaded guilty to U.S. terrorism charges on Friday.
In Supreme Court labor case, echoes of gay marriage fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Supreme Court case set for argument Monday challenging powerful public-sector unions echoes a very different dispute: The recent battle over gay marriage.
