Trump lawyer warns Republicans about Super PAC attack ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign warned the Republican Party on Tuesday about donors pooling funds for attack ads, saying Republicans must treat him fairly if they want to keep him from launching an independent bid.
U.S. oil company shakes up quake plans after Oklahoma temblors
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Phillips 66 has overhauled how it plans for earthquakes, a sign U.S. energy companies are starting to react to rising seismicity around the world’s largest crude hub in Cushing, Oklahoma.
California city to pay $4.9 million over fatal beating of homeless man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city of Fullerton, California, agreed on Monday to pay $4.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the father of a homeless man beaten to death by two then-policemen, an incident that sparked protests in the Los Angeles subu…
Neighbor shoots dead couple, young son in Ohio: police
(Reuters) – An Ohio man shot dead his neighbors – a couple and their seven-year-old son – in Columbus on Monday before police chased him from the property and killed him, authorities said.
Two officers indicted in death of man held in Texas jail
DALLAS (Reuters) – A North Texas grand jury indicted two detention officers on Monday in connection with the March death of an inmate at Arlington City Jail, according to prosecutors.
Accused N.Y. cop killer to be arraigned on murder charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a New York City police officer in October is scheduled to be formally arraigned for murder on Tuesday in Manhattan state court.
Sand and dust contributed to Hawaii crash of U.S. military helicopter
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Sand and dusty particles got into an engine of a military helicopter during a landing attempt in Hawaii earlier this year and contributed to a crash that killed two U.S. Marines and injured 20 others, officials said on Monday.
No charges for Colorado hunter who mistakenly killed gray wolf
DENVER (Reuters) – Federal wildlife officials said on Monday that a Colorado hunter who shot and killed a protected gray wolf that he mistook for a coyote will not face criminal charges, in a decision that angered conservationists.
U.S. border agent charged with carrying cocaine in car
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested by state police in southern Arizona on charges of carrying 110 pounds (50 kg) of cocaine in a rented vehicle that he planned to drive to Chicago, officials said on Monday.
Black Lives Matter protesters sue over treatment by California police
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters and journalists covering a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley, California, have filed a lawsuit alleging “unconstitutional police attacks” on attendees, court records showed.
