Father rejects plea deal in New York church beating that killed son
UTICA, N.Y. (Reuters) – A man accused of taking part in a mass church beating that killed one of his sons and injured another in upstate New York rejected a plea deal on Tuesday that would have sent him to prison for at least 18 years.
U.S. justices reject Arkansas bid to revive abortion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which is due to hear arguments in March in an important abortion case from Texas, on Tuesday rejected a bid by Arkansas to revive a state law blocked by a lower court that had banned abortions after 12 wee…
New York officer to stand trial for fatal shooting of black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The manslaughter trial of a New York City police officer who fired the bullet that killed an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project is due to begin on Thursday.
Colorado school staff missed red flags in deadly 2013 shooting: report
DENVER (Reuters) – Administrators and teachers at a Colorado high school failed to act on warnings signs that a student was acting in a threatening and violent way before he shot to death a classmate in 2013, an independent review of the rampage said o…
U.S. marks MLK holiday with speeches, service, Oscar boycott
ATLANTA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama packed books for schoolchildren on Monday to commemorate slain civil rights leader the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and King’s daughter said his dream of equality had yet to be realized.
Iraq searching for three U.S. citizens reportedly abducted
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces in Baghdad were hunting for three U.S. citizens who Iraqi lawmakers said on Monday had been kidnapped, which, if confirmed, would make them the first Americans abducted in the country since U.S. troops withdrew in 20…
‘American Pie’ singer Don McLean arrested for domestic violence
(Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Don McLean, best known for his 1971 hit “American Pie,” was arrested in Maine on Monday and charged with domestic violence, a jail spokesman said.
Obama declares emergency in Michigan over bad water: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid for state and local response efforts in the county where the city of Flint has been contending with lead-contaminated drink…
Utah police officer shot dead, another wounded during foot chase
(Reuters) – A police officer was shot dead and another was wounded on Sunday by a suspect during a foot chase after a car crash outside of Salt Lake City, police said.
Family of man killed by Ohio college police officer gets $4.85 million in settlement
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The family of a black Ohio man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop will receive $4.85 million and free college tuition for his 12 children in a settlement, attorneys said Monday.
