Oklahoma City ex-policeman Holtzclaw found guilty of rape
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A jury on Thursday found a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting and raping 13 women guilty of rape and sexual battery.
California public pension reform measure can try for ballot
(Reuters) – Proponents of an initiative to reduce public pension obligations in California took a step forward on Thursday with approval to start collecting signatures to get a proposal onto the November 2016 ballot.
South Carolina military college suspends cadets over KKK-like hoods
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The Citadel military college in South Carolina said on Thursday it was suspending eight cadets after photographs were posted on social media showing them wearing pointed white pillowcases that resemble hoods worn by the Ku …
Armed suspect taken into custody at Arkansas State University
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An armed man crashed a pickup truck carrying propane tanks on the campus of Arkansas State University on Thursday and was taken into custody by police after a standoff lasting about an hour, school officials said, adding t…
House blocks effort to force vote on gun legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to consider bipartisan gun control legislation in the wake of repeated, highly publicized mass shootings in the United States.
Arkansas Supreme Court halts birth certificates for same-sex partners
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court order that allowed same-sex parents throughout the state to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their children.
Louisiana deputy marshals indicted for murder in six-year-old boy’s death
MARKSVILLE, La. (Reuters) – A Louisiana grand jury indicted two deputy marshals on charges of second-degree murder on Thursday after a 6-year-old boy was killed last month during a volley of gunfire as the officers chased his father’s car.
Oklahoma jury deliberates sex charges against cop as supporters of 13 women sit vigil
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Supporters of 13 women, who testified of being raped and sexually assaulted by a police officer, sat vigil outside an Oklahoma City courtroom on Thursday waiting for a verdict as the jury entered its fourth day of deliberation…
Islamic extremists ignored contact attempts by wife in California shooting: sources
WASHINGTON/SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Islamic militant groups ignored contact attempts from Pakistan-born Tashfeen Malik in the months before she and her husband killed 14 people at a California holiday party, probably because they feared getti…
Muslim group evacuates U.S. headquarters after getting white powder in mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Muslim advocacy group evacuated its national headquarters on Capitol Hill on Thursday after receiving a letter containing white powder, but staff were later allowed to re-enter after authorities conducted preliminary tests and …
