U.S. Republicans seek to shut door on Syrian refugees after Paris
(Reuters) – More than a dozen state governors refused on Monday to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration’s plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn coun…
San Francisco police beating video prompts call for charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A video showing two sheriff’s deputies using their fists and batons to batter a suspect who seemed to be surrendering in a San Francisco alley has prompted two Bay Area public defenders to call for criminal charges against the…
Retired U.S. Army colonel held in drunk driving death of Colorado trooper
DENVER (Reuters) – A decorated retired U.S. Army colonel is accused of vehicular homicide, drunken driving and fleeing after police said he struck and killed a Colorado State Patrol trooper along a major highway, authorities said on Monday.
Texas judge shot in front of home plans to return to post
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas judge who was shot in front of the driveway of her Austin home earlier this month, in an attack described by police as an assassination attempt, plans to return to the bench once she recovers, a family spokesman said…
Maryland governor says he is cancer free
(Reuters) – Maryland Republican Governor Larry Hogan said on Monday he was free from cancer after months of chemotherapy.
Baltimore police riot response had major shortcomings: review
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s police response to rioting in April showed major shortcomings, including a lack of planning, murky orders and flimsy protective gear, according to an independent review released on Monday.
CEO charged in West Virginia mine blast rests defense, calls no witnesses
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for a former coal company executive charged in a deadly 2010 West Virginia mine explosion rested their case in federal court on Monday without calling a witness, media reports said.
Harvard University searching buildings after bomb threat
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University said on Monday it had evacuated four buildings on its campus outside Boston after receiving an “unconfirmed” bomb threat and that the search would likely take several hours.
Venezuela pair held by U.S. for drugs were ‘kidnapped’: official
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two men said to be relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held in the United States on cocaine smuggling charges were “kidnapped,” a senior member of the ruling Socialist Party said on Monday.
Flint, Michigan residents sue city, state over tap water
(Reuters) – Residents of Flint, Michigan have filed a lawsuit accusing the city and state of endangering their health by exposing them to dangerous lead levels in their tap water, after switching their supply last year in a drive to save money.
