Shooter kills three in Colorado Springs, dies in confrontation with police
(Reuters) – A suspect killed three people in a series of shootings in downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.
Shooter kills three in Colorado Springs, dies in confrontation with police
(Reuters) – A suspect killed three people in a series of shootings in downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.
Calls for justice at funeral for Florida man killed by officer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Mourners called for justice on Saturday at the funeral of Florida musician Corey Jones, who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway off-ramp.
Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge
(Reuters) – Ohio State University’s head football coach suspended his starting quarterback J.T. Barrett from the team’s next game after the player was charged with driving a vehicle while impaired, the university said on Saturday.
Two dead as torrential rains, tornadoes lash central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least two people were killed when a storm with high winds and heavy rains pelted central Texas on Friday, flooding highways, causing evacuations after rivers overflowed and spawning tornadoes that ripped through buildings o…
Autopsy shows Missouri man died from shot under chin from own gun
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – (Reuters) – An autopsy report has confirmed that an 18-year-old black man who died after a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Normandy was killed by what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face.
Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Friday and Tuesday, part of a push to reduce America’s soaring incarceration rate, will immediately be turned over to U.S. immigration authorities for deport…
Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Upscale Beverly Hills is among four California cities whose water utilities have been fined for not forcing residents to conserve enough water during California’s unrelenting four-year drought, officials said on Friday.
California man convicted of elder abuse in Nutella fracas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles-area man pleaded no contest on Friday to elder abuse for punching a 78-year-old fellow shopper in the face at a store after he complained the younger man had grabbed too many Nutella waffle samples.
Connecticut man to be charged with murdering parents after remains identified
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man in jail following the August disappearance of his parents will be charged with murdering them, with the help of his girlfriend, after two bodies found near their home were identified on Friday as the missing couple, state police said.