New York board says officer used excessive force to arrest ex-tennis star James Blake
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One officer involved in the arrest of ex-tennis star James Blake, who was body-slammed outside a New York City hotel last month in a case of mistaken identity, used excessive force and another abused his authority, a police watchdo…
Collision course with a hurricane: How doomed U.S. ship met its end
NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) – The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking…
North Carolina in settlement with officer whose trial in fatal shooting ended in hung jury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – The city of Charlotte will pay $113,000 to a policeman whose manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man ended in a hung jury, as part of an agreement in which the officer resigned from the force.
Conviction of former New England prep school student appropriate: prosecutors
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in New Hampshire argued in a legal filing on Thursday that a prep school graduate was appropriately convicted for using a computer to “lure” a minor for sex, which could force him to register as a sex offender for life.
UCLA investigating reports of blackface at fraternity party
(Reuters) – The University of California Los Angeles said on Thursday it was investigating reports of a racially offensive Kanye West-themed fraternity party, where some attendees allegedly wore blackface.
Oklahoma used wrong drug in January execution: local newspaper
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma, which last week put on hold planned executions due to a mix-up with lethal injection drugs, used a drug not included in its official protocol in a convicted murderer’s January execution, the Oklahoman newspaper repor…
Some areas in flooded South Carolina facing second deluge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina’s governor warned on Thursday that several coastal areas were about to be hit by a second round of major flooding, while residents inland hauled soaked furniture and appliances from homes left in ruins by unpre…
Captain of ill-fated ship El Faro was known as trusted mariner
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – The captain of the ill-fated cargo ship that sank in a hurricane off the Bahamas with no survivors last week was an experienced and highly trusted mariner who had spent a lifetime on the water, friends and colleagues said.
Connecticut top court rejects bid to reconsider death penalty ban
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request by state prosecutors to reconsider its landmark decision in August that eliminated capital punishment in the state and spared the lives of nearly a dozen death-row …
Louisiana chef Prudhomme, who helped popularize Cajun food, dies at 75
(Reuters) – Celebrated Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme, who helped popularize Cajun and Creole cuisine like jambalaya, blackened redfish and gumbo in the United States and worldwide, has died at age 75, a representative from his New Orleans restaurant sa…
