Ex-House Speaker Hastert expected to plead guilty in hush-money case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, once one of the most powerful men in the country, is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct from decades ago.
FBI opens probe of violent arrest of black South Carolina student
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – Federal authorities launched a civil rights investigation on Tuesday into a white deputy’s arrest of a black high school student in South Carolina, after video showed him slamming the teenager to the ground and dragging her a…
Crowds mourn slain NYPD officer as suspect indicted for murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners paid their respects on Tuesday to slain New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder, while the man accused of killing him sat in handcuffs inside a Manhattan courthouse as a grand jury indicted him for murder….
Iowa shooting incidents stemmed from domestic issues: authorities
BETTENDORF, Iowa (Reuters) – A 40-year-old man had been involved in a dispute with his estranged wife before fatally shooting himself when confronted by police responding to reports of gunfire at two Iowa businesses, authorities said on Tuesday.
At least three Oklahoma parade crash victims in critical condition
STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) – Three adults struck by a car that plowed into an Oklahoma State University (OSU) weekend parade were in critical condition at an Oklahoma City hospital while the last three children under its care have been released, offic…
Body found in Minnesota believed to be missing college student
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A farmer harvesting a field in west-central Minnesota found remains believed to be those of an 18-year-old college student missing for nearly two weeks, authorities said on Tuesday.
LaRose recalls toy over hubcap hazard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – LaRose Industries is recalling about 11,000 Chinese-made Peanuts Flying Ace riding toys because the hubcaps can come off and be swallowed by young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
No state charges filed against police officer in S.C. teen’s death
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white police officer in South Carolina who fatally shot a white teen who was sitting in his car outside a fast food restaurant will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Kentucky hunt for police shootings suspect stretches on, closes schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A hunt for a fugitive suspected of injuring one police officer and shooting at another has forced the closure of a rural Kentucky school district for two days, authorities said on Tuesday.
Notorious jewelry thief, 85, charged in Atlanta earring heist
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An 85-year-old international jewelry thief was back behind bars on Tuesday, charged with stealing a pair of $690 earrings from an Atlanta store in the latest caper of her decades-long career as a jet-setting burglar with sparkling t…
