Suspect in shooting of Texas judge arrested on separate charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man being questioned by police in connection with the shooting of a Texas judge is being held on a separate murder charge in Houston, Austin police said on Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Carter responding well to cancer treatment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is responding well to cancer treatment and there is no evidence of new malignancy, the Carter Center said on Tuesday.
Obama nominates new chief for hacked U.S. personnel agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Beth Cobert to head the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. federal agency that has been under intense public and congressional scrutiny since a hack on its computer systems affect…
Oregon wildlife managers vote to take wolves off endangered list
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s population of about 81 gray wolves will soon lose its status as a state-protected endangered species after a decision by state wildlife managers, who came under fire from animal advocates who said politics had won ov…
South Carolina student shot by police in self-defense: sheriff
(Reuters) – A student who was killed by police at a South Carolina college on Monday night was attempting to steal a car and was shot lawfully as he tried to run over a campus officer, officials said.
Suspect in shooting of Texas judge held on separate murder charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The person of interest being questioned by police over the shooting last week of a Texas judge has been identified as Chimene Onyeri and he is being held by on a separate murder charge in Houston, Austin police said on Tuesday…
McDonald’s owner fires worker seen throwing water on Detroit homeless man
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit McDonald’s worker shown on video offering a homeless man a burger but instead tossing water in the man’s face has been fired after the footage went viral.
Coach sentenced under Pennsylvania law barring sex with students
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania high school rowing coach was sentenced on Tuesday to serve up to 23 months in prison for her consensual sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student, prosecutors said.
Person of interest named in fatal shooting at New York’s Penn Station
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police on Tuesday identified a 27-year-old man as a person of interest in a shooting near New York City’s Penn Station transportation hub that killed one man and wounded two others.
No federal charges against ex-Milwaukee cop: Justice Dept
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a former Milwaukee police officer in the death of an unarmed black man.
