U.S. says eighth U.S. death linked to Takata airbag rupture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that an eighth U.S. death is linked to a faulty Takata airbag inflator, marking the first reported death since April and the ninth worldwide.
Arkansas woman killed by uprooted tree that crashed into her house
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Arkansas woman was killed and a toddler was injured on Wednesday when a tree crashed into her house after being uprooted by powerful winds during a storm, emergency officials said.
Chicago police officer says dead man’s mother made threats
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer who was sued over the killing of a black man in 2014 has asked a federal judge to sanction the man’s mother for making threats against him and his family, a court document said.
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…
Ohio teenager charged in connection with quadruple murder
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A 17-year-old man was charged in connection with the robbery and shooting of five people in a basement in Columbus that killed four and injured one this summer, county prosecutors said.
Kentucky governor orders clerks’ names removed from marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Kentucky’s new governor on Tuesday ordered county clerks’ names removed from state marriage license forms at the center of a controversy involving Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed after refusing to issue licenses…
Driver who plowed into Las Vegas crowd charged with murder
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – An Oregon woman accused of plowing her car into a crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, killing one person and injuring dozens, was charged with murder on Tuesday as investigators sought clues to what motivated the rampage.
Real estate heir Robert Durst to be extradited to Los Angeles in writer’s death
(Reuters) – Real estate heir Robert Durst, charged in the 15-year-old murder of a longtime friend as a television show suggested he might have killed her, will return to California from Louisiana to face a homicide charge, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Denver man jailed 28 years free on bond after rape conviction tossed
DENVER (Reuters) – A Denver man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape conviction based in part on testimony from the victim that her attacker’s name came to her in a dream was released on bond on Tuesday after a judge threw out the guilty verdict.
Judge upholds Seattle’s ‘gun violence’ tax
(Reuters) – A judge upheld Seattle’s new tax on firearms and ammunition sales on Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from the National Rifle Association claiming the measure violated a state law barring municipalities from enacting firearm legislation.
