Chicago police watchdog beefs up staff, pledges transparency
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The new chief of the discredited watchdog agency that oversees Chicago’s 12,000-strong police force on Monday announced a shakeup aimed at improving investigations into police shootings, allegations of misconduct and use of excessiv…
Obama: New gun control measures are legal, could save lives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday his new executive actions to tighten gun rules were “well within” his legal authority and consistent with the U.S. right to bear arms, a warning to opponents who are likely to challenge them …
Oregon wildlife refuge occupiers denounce U.S. government
PRINCETON, Ore. (Reuters) – The leaders of a group of self-styled militiamen who took over a remote U.S. wildlife refuge center in Oregon over the weekend said on Monday they acted to protest the federal government’s role in managing millions of acres …
Mississippi River crest rolls toward Tennessee; singer’s body found
(Reuters) – Tennessee residents girded on Monday for the rapidly rising Mississippi River to crest within days as Oklahoma officials found the body of a country-rock singer whose boat capsized on a lake in late December.
New York governor’s order on homeless deepens chill with city mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday called an order by Governor Andrew Cuomo to force homeless people indoors when temperatures drop below freezing a redundant mandate that the city already meets, the latest salvo in a feud bet…
Bail set for ex-officer charged with murder of unarmed man in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A judge set bail at $500,000 on Monday for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop in South Carolina last year.
Cosby lawyers ask to delay Camille Cosby’s deposition
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, asked a federal judge on Monday to delay a deposition by her scheduled for Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought by seven women who allege the entertainer sexually abused them.
Puerto Rico Governor says preparing for legal action from creditors: CNBC
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor said the U.S. territory’s Department of Justice is trying to anticipate any lawsuits after the island said it would default on some debt due Jan. 1, according to an interview with CNBC.
Obama: confident new gun initiatives are constitutionally sound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday he was confident his new executive actions to tighten U.S. gun rules were consistent with the constitutional right to bear arms and said the initiatives would be rolled out over the next seve…
Site of massacre in San Bernardino, California reopens
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The office building in San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were massacred last month by a married couple inspired by Islamist militants, reopened on Monday.
