Texas grand jury hears evidence in case of woman found dead in jail
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury convened on Friday to decide whether anyone should be criminally charged over the death of a woman who died by hanging in an apparent suicide three days after being jailed for a traffic stop this summer.
U.S. Army Ranger dies during live fire exercise in Georgia
(Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it investigating the death of an Army Ranger who was wounded earlier this week during an exercise involving live fire at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
U.S. justices to weigh laws that penalize refusal to take alcohol test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to rule on the legality of state laws that make it a criminal offense for a person to refuse to take an alcohol test when suspected of driving while drunk.
Body left for science slips out of van on Texas road
DALLAS (Reuters) – An elderly woman’s body donated to a medical research lab was discovered on the side of a north Texas road after falling through the back window of a transport van, police said on Friday.
Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos, son found guilty in corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was found guilty of bribery and extortion on Friday, the second state legislative leader convicted of corruption in as many weeks.
Alphabet mulls expanding Fiber internet service to LA, Chicago
(This version of the December 8 story corrects paragraph two to “megabits” from “megabytes”)
Three officers in northern Illinois suspended for excessive force
(Reuters) – Three northern Illinois police officers accused of choking and pushing a jail inmate who was being held on suspicion of public intoxication have been suspended for using excessive force, an official said on Friday.
Victims of Oklahoma ex-officer said they were forced into sex through fear
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two of the women sexually assaulted by a former Oklahoma City policeman said on Friday they feared for their lives after the officer threatened them with arrest and violence if they did not perform sexual acts on him.
U.S. top court to decide federal water permit dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether property owners can challenge the federal government in court when told they need sometimes costly permits required under a national water protection law.
Family of Chicago teen slain by police calls for violence ‘summit’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The uncle of a black teenager killed by Chicago police in 2014 called on Friday for a federal summit on violence, poverty and police brutality, but stopped short of calling for the resignation of embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
