Missouri police arrest man after threat to shoot black students
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – Police arrested a 19-year-old white man on Wednesday on suspicion of making threats on social media to shoot black people at the University of Missouri’s main Columbia campus, two days after the school’s president and chancell…
Ohio officials confirm nine dead in fiery jet crash
AKRON (Reuters) – A pilot on a business jet made no distress calls before a fiery crash in Ohio that killed all nine people on board, investigators said on Wednesday.
Yale students plan forum on university race issues
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Students at Yale University on Wednesday plan a campus forum on race and diversity issues at the elite Ivy League school, amid a wave of demonstrations at U.S. colleges over the treatment of minority students.
Family sues police in shooting death of unarmed, naked Georgia man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A white police officer who shot to death an unarmed, nude black man last March in Georgia had a history of aggression and was inadequately trained in dealing with the mentally ill, the deceased man’s family said in a wrongful-death …
National chain Joe’s Crab Shack tests no tipping at 18 U.S. restaurants
(Reuters) – National seafood chain Joe’s Crab Shack has dipped its toes into fresh waters with a test program to remove tipping from 18 of its more than 130 restaurants, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.
New Jersey home explosion kills one, injures 15
(Reuters) – One person was killed and 15 people were injured in an apparent natural gas explosion that flattened a New Jersey home and forced the evacuation of several surrounding buildings on Wednesday, officials said.
Ex-California cop sentenced to life for raping stroke victim
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former Sacramento police officer convicted of raping a 75-year-old stroke victim in her senior living apartment has been sentenced to life in prison, court records show.
Obama to award Medal of Honor to wounded U.S. Army captain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Army captain who was badly wounded thwarting a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on what he has called the worst day of his life will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama on Thursday.
Illegal Mexican migrant to leave Arizona church sanctuary after 461 days
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – An undocumented immigrant from Mexico who took sanctuary inside an Arizona church more than a year ago to avoid deportation will return to her Tucson home on Wednesday following an agreement with immigration officials, her attorney said.
FanDuel, DraftKings to fight New York order halting bets
(Reuters) – Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings were preparing to fight back against a declaration by New York state’s top prosecutor that they were running illegal gambling operations and ordered them to stop taking bets in the state.
