Chicago police chief out, review launched over black teen’s death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer’s shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the department’s refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year.
Pennsylvania attorney general hires outsider for e-mails probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor, Kathleen Kane, on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler to conduct a comprehensive investigation of racist and sexist emails shared by top law enforcement on state computers.
‘Visa waiver’ travelers would be fingerprinted under Senate bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Travelers to the United States from “visa waiver” nations would have to provide fingerprints and photos under a U.S. Senate bill to intensify scrutiny of foreigners, one of several border-tightening measures offered since the Par…
Accused killer Durst faces $100 million New York lawsuit in wife’s disappearance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine months after millionaire Robert Durst appeared to confess on television to killing his wife, her family is suing for $100 million on the unusual grounds they never got to bury their loved one properly.
Police investigating death of mayor of Alaska’s state capital
(Reuters) – Police were investigating the death of Juneau’s new mayor, Greg Fisk, while officials in Alaska’s state capital said they were seeking legal advice on the succession.
U.S. top court gives Texas more time in immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Texas more time to file court papers in its legal dispute with the federal government over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration in a move that would still allow the justi…
Canadian caught with 51 turtles in his pants pleads guilty in Michigan
(Reuters) – A Canadian college student caught at a border checkpoint in August 2014 with 51 live turtles in his pants pleaded guilty to six smuggling charges on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
U.S. Air Force chief cites concern about leak of bomber data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Air Force general on Tuesday confirmed that the service had raised concerns about the release of sensitive data about a next-generation bomber that was included in a report published by Forbes magazine last month.
Detroit files slew of vendor lawsuits to recover $50 million
(Reuters) – Detroit began filing lawsuits this week against dozens of vendors with the aim of recovering about $50 million in city payments made in the months before its historic bankruptcy filing.
Woman charged with fabricating threats against blacks at New Jersey college
(Reuters) – A woman who joined protests at New Jersey’s Kean University over racial conditions on college campuses has been charged with fabricating violent threats against black students in social media postings last month, prosecutors said on Tuesday…
