Dallas boy who was allegedly fed ant poison released from hospital: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 4-year-old Dallas boy whose mother is charged with feeding him ant poison and trying to do the same to his siblings has been released from the hospital, police said on Friday.
Kentucky police officer shot during robbery investigation dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A central Kentucky police officer who was shot while investigating an armed robbery has died from his injuries, the Kentucky State Police said on Friday.
Boy shot dead in Chicago was targeted in gang rivalry: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A 9-year-old boy was targeted by a gang and lured to an alley where he was shot dead earlier this week in what police on Thursday called a new low in Chicago’s gang violence.
Man holding machete arrested during anti-capitalism protest in Seattle
(Reuters) – A man brandishing a machete was arrested on Thursday during a protest in Seattle to call attention to corporate greed and poverty, police and local media said.
Illinois policeman who killed self plotted to kill official: investigators
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A northern Illinois policeman said to have committed suicide over an audit he feared would expose his embezzlement had tried to arrange for the killing of an official, investigators said on Thursday.
Obama praises Adidas move to help schools eliminate Native American mascots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama criticized sports teams’ continued use of Native American mascots on Thursday and commended popular German sportswear company Adidas for its offer to help teams eliminate them.
Slain California university stabbing suspect was angry about study group
(Reuters) – A student who attacked four people with a hunting knife at a University of California campus before being shot dead by police was a freshman who had planned the attack out of anger over being kicked out of a study group, authorities said on…
U.S. charges Scottish man over fake tweets that hurt stocks
(Reuters) – A Scottish man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco for posing on Twitter as influential short-selling firms and sending bogus tweets that drove down the stock prices of two companies, in an effort to profit from illeg…
Oregon utility offers help to cannabis growers after wave of outages
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon electric utility said on Thursday that residents growing light-craving marijuana plants indoors have sparked a wave of small-scale outages, prompting the company to offer expert help in setting up their home-growing…
Wyoming lawmakers eye making a pound of pot edibles a felony
(Reuters) – A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is backing a bill that would make it a felony to possess a pound or more of marijuana-laced edibles as the state grapples with the legalization of recreational pot for adults by neighboring Colorado.
