Ohio grand jury hears from mother of Cleveland boy shot by police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot in November 2014 outside a Cleveland recreation center testified on Monday to a grand jury weighing whether to charge two officers in his death, her attorney said.
Chicago officer, charged with murdering black teen, posts bond
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A white Chicago police officer, charged with murdering a black teenager, posted bond on Monday afternoon as protests continued over a patrol car’s dashboard camera video that showed the officer shooting the teen 16 times.
New York fraternity pledge death defendant says hazing condoned
STROUDSBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – The former president of a New York fraternity chapter linked to a pledge’s death during a suspected hazing ritual testified on Monday that his fraternity secretly encouraged hazing.
Woman rescued from Oregon mountain after husband plunges to death
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A woman who spent the night nearly 9,000 feet (2,743 meters) up Mount Jefferson in Oregon after her husband fell into a crevasse and died was air-lifted off the volcano on Monday, authorities said. 
Four men charged in shooting of Minnesota protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Four men were charged on Monday in connection with the shooting of five protesters near the site of a demonstration outside a Minneapolis police station over the police killing of a black man earlier this month.
Thanksgiving White House fence jumper pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Connecticut man charged with jumping a White House fence on Thanksgiving while wearing an American flag pleaded not guilty on Monday to a federal misdemeanor charge of illegally entering restricted grounds.
Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appear…
U.S. offers reward for guns stolen from Massachusetts Army center
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday it was offering a $15,000 reward for tips leading to the recovery of six handguns stolen from a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Massachusetts earlier this month.
Rice University opts out of Texas ‘campus carry’ gun law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Rice University, one of the most prestigious private colleges in Texas, said on Monday it would opt out of a law due to go into effect next year that allows people with licenses for concealed handguns to bring them on campus.
Philippine court to rule if U.S. Marine guilty of murder
MANILA (Reuters) – A court in the Philippines will decide on Tuesday whether a U.S. Marine is guilty of murder in the killing of a transgender woman, a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in the poor Southeast Asian count…
