No charges for Colorado police officer who fatally shot fugitive
DENVER (Reuters) – A grand jury in Colorado has declined to bring charges against a white Denver-area police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black fugitive parolee who was wanted on suspicion of kidnapping and assault, prosecutors said on Wednesday…
Man arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Houston mosque
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 37-year-old man has been taken into custody and charged with arson for starting a fire on Christmas day at a Houston mosque at which he has been a member, officials said on Wednesday.
Woman who plowed car into Las Vegas crowd had used marijuana: prosecutor
(Reuters) – An Oregon woman charged with murder for plowing her car into a crowd on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, had marijuana in her system following the incident, county officials said on Wednesday.
Puerto Rico to default on some debts, will pay GO debt
NEW YORK/SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico will skip payments on some of its debt due Jan. 4, the island’s second default this year, but will remain current on its most important debt, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Wednesday.
Michigan governor apologizes for state’s handling of Flint’s water
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s governor apologized on Tuesday for the state’s mishandling of lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water supply and accepted the resignation of the state official whose department was responsible.
Republicans come up short in search for diverse voters in 2016 election
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten months before the United States elects a new president, the Republican Party has yet to resolve a problem that its leaders said contributed to Mitt Romney’s 2012 loss to Barack Obama: a lack of support among Hispanic and younger voters.
Five killed in wrong-way crash on Florida highway
(Reuters) – Five people died in a head-on crash near Miami early on Wednesday when a woman drove a pickup truck the wrong way on Interstate 95, a highway patrol spokesman said.
U.S. Secret Service agents injured in fatal New Hampshire car crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. Secret Service agents were injured in a head-on collision in New Hampshire that killed the driver of the other vehicle, the Secret Service and New Hampshire police said on Wednesday.
Unprecedented security set for California’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl
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Magnitude 4.4 quake hits east of Los Angeles: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck east of Los Angeles on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no reports of major damage or injuries.
