No death penalty decision as trial delayed in church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The federal trial for the man charged in the deaths of nine people at a South Carolina church was delayed on Thursday, as U.S. prosecutors told a judge they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty against the acc…
New York police to document every single officer use of force
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Thursday unveiled sweeping new rules under which officers must document every time they use force – not just in arrests but also in brief encounters with the public – amid a national out…
Teen charged in Pennsylvania stabbing spree moved to adult lockup
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A teenager charged with attempting to murder 21 people in a stabbing spree at his Pennsylvania high school was transferred to an adult lockup on Thursday, his 18th birthday, while his lawyers sought to have him tried as a juvenil…
Federal appeals court hears arguments on Wisconsin abortion law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Federal appeals court judges on Thursday challenged Wisconsin to defend its suspended law requiring abortion doctors to have privileges to admit patients to a nearby hospital, in a case that could help propel abortion rights back to…
Govt. shutdown threat is a fixture of U.S. politics but unknown elsewhere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bureaucrats in Brazil keep stamping visas and collecting taxes when the president and Congress battle over spending. In Romania, regulators keep issuing permits while the prime minister faces corruption charges.
Illinois policeman fatally shot with his own gun: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A northern Illinois policeman killed in early September was fatally shot with his own weapon after a struggle, a police commander told a news conference on Thursday.
EPA says ‘likely’ recall of VW diesel cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that a recall of affected Volkswagen < diesel cars in the ongoing emissions scandal would “likely” take place.
South Dakota student charged with attempted murder of principal
(Reuters) – A South Dakota teenager accused of shooting his principal in the arm was charged on Thursday as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and a felony firearms offense, authorities said.
Suit against maker of gun used in Newtown attack sent back to state court
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A federal judge has sent back to state court a lawsuit filed by the families of 10 victims of the 2012 massacre in a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school against the maker of the rifle used in the attack.
Former peanut plant managers get prison time in salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Two former peanut plant managers who testified against their boss in one of the largest food poisoning cases in the United States received prison sentences in Georgia on Thursday for their own roles in the deadly salmonella outbreak…
