Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces first-degree murder charges during his first court appearance on Mo…
Relief agency to resettle Syrians in Texas despite threats from state
DALLAS (Reuters) – A relief agency said on Monday it plans to resettle Syrian refugees in Texas despite a threat from the state to cut funding to the nonprofit organization if it tries to do so.
Sixty years on, U.S. heroes of Montgomery bus boycott recalled
(Reuters) – While Rosa Parks became a symbol of the U.S. civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus, the 60th anniversary of her arrest is also highlighting lesser-known pioneers of the bus boycott she sparke…
Four men charged in shooting of Minnesota protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Four men were charged on Monday in connection with the shooting of five protesters near the site of a demonstration outside a Minneapolis police station over the police killing of a black man earlier this month.
For sale: South Dakota ghost town for $250,000
(Reuters) – Just in time for holiday shopping, an entire South Dakota ghost town, complete with its own watering hole, is on sale for $250,000, a real estate agent said on Monday.
Relief agency seeks talks over Texas threat on resettling Syrians in state
DALLAS (Reuters) – A relief agency said on Monday it wants to hold talks with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to discuss a threat from the state to cut funding to the nonprofit organization if it tries to resettle Syrian refugees in the state.
Chicago man arrested for gun threat linked to black teen’s killing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A 21-year-old Chicago man was arrested on Monday for threatening to kill 16 white male students or staff on the University of Chicago in retaliation for the shooting last year of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police offi…
Ohio grand jury hears from mother of Cleveland boy shot by police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot in November 2014 outside a Cleveland recreation center testified on Monday to a grand jury weighing whether to charge two officers in his death, her attorney said.
Chicago officer, charged with murdering black teen, posts bond
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A white Chicago police officer, charged with murdering a black teenager, posted bond on Monday afternoon as protests continued over a patrol car’s dashboard camera video that showed the officer shooting the teen 16 times.
New York fraternity pledge death defendant says hazing condoned
STROUDSBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – The former president of a New York fraternity chapter linked to a pledge’s death during a suspected hazing ritual testified on Monday that his fraternity secretly encouraged hazing.
