Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating
DETROIT (Reuters) – The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week.
U.S. top court won’t hear satellite TV providers’ claim on state taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by satellite television providers to challenge states taxes they say unlawfully treat them differently from cable TV companies.
Woman tries to pet Omaha zoo tiger, gets bitten
(Reuters) – A woman who broke into an Omaha zoo was bitten by a tiger when she tried to pet it in its cage, police said.
Former senator, actor Fred Thompson dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Fred Thompson, a former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who briefly ran for president and straddled the world of politics and entertainment with a prolific television and film acting career, died of cancer on Sunday …
U.S. Episcopal Church installs its first black presiding bishop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina was inducted on Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church during a ceremony in the nation’s capital where he called for economic and racial unity.
U.S. completes complex test of layered missile defense system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Sunday hailed the success of a complex $230 million test of the U.S. missile defense system that it said showed the ability of the Aegis and THAAD weapons systems to identify and destroy ballistic and cruise …
U.S. Navy salvage team seeks to confirm wreckage of sunken El Faro
MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy salvage team prepared on Sunday to launch a remotely operated submersible to confirm that wreckage discovered near the Bahamas was that of the cargo ship El Faro, lost in a hurricane last month along with its 33 crew membe…
Former U.S. senator, actor Fred Thompson dies: report
(Reuters) – Fred Thompson, a former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who also ran for president and was a longtime film and television actor, has died at age 73, the Nashville Tennessean reported on Sunday.
Texas storms kill at least six, bring torrential rains
DALLAS (Reuters) – At least six people have died in Texas in storms that lashed parts of the state with heavy rains, causing flooding and the cancellation of dozens of flights as twisters were reported near Houston, authorities said on Saturday.
U.S. completes complex test of layered missile defense system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Sunday hailed the success of a complex $230 million test of the U.S. missile defense system that it said showed the ability of the Aegis and THAAD weapons systems to identify and destroy ballistic and cruise …
