Suspect in shooting of Texas judge held on separate charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man seen by police as a person of interest in the shooting of a Texas judge in Austin last week was ordered on Wednesday by a judge in Houston to be held without bond on a separate murder charge in that city.
Venezuelan first lady’s nephews arrested in U.S. drug case: source
NEW YORK/CARACAS (Reuters) – Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been arrested and brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Native Americans oppose stripping protection from Yellowstone grizzlies
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Native American tribes on Wednesday called for the U.S. government to halt plans to strip grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone of Endangered Species Act protection because it would open the way for trophy hunting in Idaho a…
Dallas dog who stood guard over fallen friend goes home
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Great Pyrenees who dragged his canine companion off a Dallas road after she was fatally hit by a car and was seen standing watch in a widely circulated photograph will be reunited with his family, animal rescuers said on Wednesday….
Connecticut’s budget shortfall to double next fiscal year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A shortfall in Connecticut’s tax revenues will accelerate next year to reach a total of more than $600 million over its two-year budget period in a further blow to the fiscally struggling state, a report by budget officials shows.
Two Houston daycare workers file complaint after firing over transgender child
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two Houston-area daycare workers who say they were fired from their jobs for refusing to identify a 6-year-old girl as a transgender boy said they have filed a federal complaint against their former employer.
Missouri police arrest man after threat to shoot black students
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – Police arrested a 19-year-old white man on Wednesday on suspicion of making threats on social media to shoot black people at the University of Missouri’s main Columbia campus, two days after the school’s president and chancell…
Ohio officials confirm nine dead in fiery jet crash
AKRON (Reuters) – A pilot on a business jet made no distress calls before a fiery crash in Ohio that killed all nine people on board, investigators said on Wednesday.
Yale students plan forum on university race issues
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Students at Yale University on Wednesday plan a campus forum on race and diversity issues at the elite Ivy League school, amid a wave of demonstrations at U.S. colleges over the treatment of minority students.
Family sues police in shooting death of unarmed, naked Georgia man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A white police officer who shot to death an unarmed, nude black man last March in Georgia had a history of aggression and was inadequately trained in dealing with the mentally ill, the deceased man’s family said in a wrongful-death …
