Death of Florida woman probed after her removal from hospital
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The death of a black woman who was forcibly removed by a police officer from a Florida hospital where she had sought treatment is under investigation by state and local authorities, the chief of police in Blountstown, Florida, s…
Black Lives Matter holds ‘Black Xmas’ protests in Minnesota, California
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Reuters) – Black Lives Matter held demonstrations in Minnesota and California on Wednesday to protest police killings of unarmed blacks, dubbing the day “Black Xmas” to show it could affect the economy on one of the busiest shopping…
Competency evaluation ordered for accused Planned Parenthood gunman
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others in a Nov. 27 shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado was ordered on Wednesday to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he insisted…
Pennsylvania man pleads not guilty to supporting Islamic State
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting Islamic State by trying to help others travel to the Middle East where the militant group is engaging in ground combat.
Identities revealed for all six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A female Air Force officer who was one of the first openly gay U.S. service members to get married was identified on Tuesday as one of the six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
U.S. plans to ship some plutonium to New Mexico facility
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The U.S. government plans to designate six metric tons of surplus plutonium now stored in South Carolina as waste and ship it to a storage facility in New Mexico, according to a preliminary notice filed on a feder…
NBA players star in anti-gun violence television campaign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. basketball stars will speak out against gun violence in a television campaign beginning on Christmas that thrusts the National Basketball Association into one of the biggest controversies of American politics.
Texas to cut HIV prevention funds to Planned Parenthood facility
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Texas health department is cutting off federal funding to a Houston Planned Parenthood affiliate for a nearly three-decade old HIV prevention program, officials said on Wednesday.
Missouri meth couple charged in child’s death in overheated room
(Reuters) – A Missouri couple that made and used methamphetamine in their home has been charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy abandoned in an overheated room, according to court documents.
Driver who plowed into Las Vegas crowd makes first court appearance
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – An Oregon woman accused of plowing her car into a crowd on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, showed little emotion as she made her first court appearance on Wednesday to face charges inc…
