Minneapolis mayor requests federal probe of police shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said on Monday she had requested a federal civil rights investigation of a police shooting over the weekend that put a 24-year-old African-American man in the hospital, parallel to a probe by state aut…
U.S. firefighter gets world’s most extensive face transplant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A volunteer firefighter from Mississippi whose face was burned off during a home fire rescue received the world’s most extensive face transplant, New York University Langone Medical Center said on Monday.
New York City police shows muscle after Paris attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton deployed a new counterterrorism team on Monday, three days after the deadly attacks in Paris by militants he says will likely target his city next.
Search ends for data recorder of sunken cargo ship El Faro: official
MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. salvage team ended its search off the Bahamas for the missing voyage data recorder of the cargo ship El Faro which sank with its mostly American crew in a hurricane last month, officials said on Monday.
U.S. Republicans seek to shut door on Syrian refugees after Paris
(Reuters) – More than a dozen state governors refused on Monday to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration’s plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn coun…
San Francisco police beating video prompts call for charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A video showing two sheriff’s deputies using their fists and batons to batter a suspect who seemed to be surrendering in a San Francisco alley has prompted two Bay Area public defenders to call for criminal charges against the…
Retired U.S. Army colonel held in drunk driving death of Colorado trooper
DENVER (Reuters) – A decorated retired U.S. Army colonel is accused of vehicular homicide, drunken driving and fleeing after police said he struck and killed a Colorado State Patrol trooper along a major highway, authorities said on Monday.
Texas judge shot in front of home plans to return to post
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas judge who was shot in front of the driveway of her Austin home earlier this month, in an attack described by police as an assassination attempt, plans to return to the bench once she recovers, a family spokesman said…
Maryland governor says he is cancer free
(Reuters) – Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan said on Monday he was free from cancer after months of chemotherapy.
Baltimore police riot response had major shortcomings: review
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s police response to rioting in April showed major shortcomings, including a lack of planning, murky orders and flimsy protective gear, according to an independent review released on Monday.
