Los Angeles council OKs law requiring handguns to be locked up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Handgun owners in Los Angeles would have to keep their weapons locked in a box or disabled with a trigger lock under a measure aimed at protecting children that was given unanimous approval on Tuesday by the city council.
Nevada cryotherapy center where worker died closed for lack of insurance
(Reuters) – Nevada officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of a cryotherapy center just outside Las Vegas where police say a worker was found dead last week in a chamber that exposes a person’s body to extremely cold air.
California prison officials propose new executions protocol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California prison officials on Tuesday filed proposed new guidelines for using lethal injection to kill condemned inmates, a step that could lead to a resumption of the death penalty in a state that has not conducted an e…
Crime still low, says Obama, noting intense police scrutiny
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday said violent crime rates in the United States remain low even as police officers come under increased scrutiny in the post-Ferguson, camera-phone era.
Seattle teen steals garbage truck, goes on ‘destructive’ downtown tour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An 18-year-old with a learner’s driving permit stole a garbage truck in Seattle and went on a “destructive tour” of downtown on Tuesday, crashing into parked cars and a bike rack before hitting another waste truck, police said.
Arena Pharmaceuticals to lay off 35 percent of U.S. workers
(Reuters) – Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc will shelve some trials related to its weight-loss drug and lay off about 80 employees, or 35 percent of its U.S. workforce, to cut costs and focus on other drugs under development.
Americans to see lowest heating bills in years due to fuel glut
BOSTON (Reuters) – After shelling out about $1,000 a month to heat his 190-year-old Massachusetts bed and breakfast during a harsh winter last year, Brian Weinrich is hoping for some relief this season. By all accounts, he should get it.
Grand jury meets in fatal police shooting of Ohio 12-year-old
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A grand jury has been hearing testimony for the last few weeks in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by a Cleveland police officer in a playground last November, the president of the police union said on Tuesday.
County police chief in N.Y. resigns amid probe into beating allegations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A county police chief on Long Island, New York, resigned on Tuesday amid an ongoing federal probe into whether he beat a suspect accused of stealing a duffel bag from his car in 2012.
Texas judge grants change of venue for sentencing in ‘Bernie’ case
DALLAS (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday granted a change of venue for the resentencing hearing of a former mortician convicted of killing an elderly East Texas woman and hiding her body in a freezer, a story that inspired the 2011 movie “Bernie.”
