Baltimore police begin testing body cameras
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s police department on Monday began testing body cameras on its officers, six months after the death of a black man in custody sparked the worst rioting the city has seen in a half century.
Boy, 13, dies after being shot in head on Washington state base
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head while he, his brother and a friend played with a loaded handgun on a U.S. military base in Washington state last week, police said on Monday.
Mexican drug cartel members convicted of kidnapping South Carolina man
(Reuters) – A federal jury has convicted two men connected to a Mexican drug cartel for the armed kidnapping of a South Carolina man whose father owed the cartel money, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday.
Massachusetts’ Wellesley College gets anonymous $50 million donation
BOSTON (Reuters) – Wellesley College said on Monday it had received a $50 million donation from two alumnae who wished to remain anonymous, the largest such gift ever made to one of the United States’ oldest all-women’s colleges.
Nearly 200 sickened by Shigella outbreak in San Francisco area: officials
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly 200 people in the San Francisco area have been sickened by an intestinal disease caused by the highly contagious Shigella bacteria since an outbreak began at a Mexican seafood restaurant 10 days ago, health officials sa…
Maine groups team up on ballot measure to make marijuana legal
BOSTON/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.
Wife of jogger killed in Texas machete attack dies of likely suicide: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The wife of a jogger who was slashed to death on a popular Dallas hiking trial this month has died of an apparent suicide, police said on Monday, nearly two weeks after the killing in which a former Texas A&M football player has been charged.
Dog named Trigger shoots owner in the foot in Indiana
(Reuters) – A dog named Trigger shot his 25-year-old owner in the foot in a bizarre accident that had Indiana officials on Monday reminding hunters to take safety lessons.
Sharpton to speak at funeral for slain New York City police officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to speak at the funeral on Wednesday for New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder, who was shot to death last week while on patrol in the city’s East Harlem neighborhood.
Michigan woman sentenced to up to 20 years for killing newborn son
(Reuters) – A Michigan woman was sentenced on Monday to up to 20 years in prison in the death of her newborn son, who was found sealed in a plastic bag at her desk in March, prosecutors said.
