Texas jury begins deliberations of man charged with murdering four at SXSW
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man charged with murdering four people by plowing his car into a South by Southwest festival crowd last year heard the thuds of bodies hitting metal and kept on speeding down Austin streets, prosecutors said in closing sta…
U.S. Coast Guard searching for passenger fallen from cruise ship
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews were searching on Friday for a 35-year-old Brazilian man who fell from a cruise ship at night in the Bahamas, officials said.
Boston men accused of hate crimes; police say they cited Trump
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two Boston brothers accused of urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man have been charged with hate crimes after being quoted by police as saying, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported.”
U.S. Marshals capture Ohio murderer who escaped prison in 1978
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A convicted murderer who escaped an Ohio prison more than 37 years ago while serving a life sentence has been captured in St. Paul, Minnesota, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Friday.
UAW workers at two more GM plants back contract: Detroit News
(Reuters) – Workers at General Motors Co’s two large assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan backed the company’s new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers, the Detroit News reported.
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.
