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.”
Congress aims for fast budget, debt limit passage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. budget and debt ceiling deal headed toward quick action in Congress on Tuesday as lawmakers rushed to avert yet another fiscal standoff, which threatened to push the federal government into an unprecedented default early n…
New York man pleads guilty to threatening President Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening the life of U.S. President Barack Obama after he was accused of threatening several political leaders on social media last year, a U.S. attorney announced on Tuesday.
Trick-or-Treat sign rule lifted for California sex offenders
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – Registered sex offenders in California will no longer be required to post signs on their doors during Halloween trick-or-treating after a San Diego County parolee challenged the rule, court documents showed on Tuesday.
