Elderly Montana woman dies from rare black bear attack
(Reuters) – An 85-year-old Montana woman has died of wounds she suffered in a rare attack by a black bear inside her rural home where she had been feeding bruins in violation of state law, authorities said on Friday.
Oklahoma sheriff linked to fatal shooting to step down on November 1
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz will resign on Nov. 1 after a grand jury recommended his removal and indicted him on two misdemeanors in an investigation spurred by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white volun…
Oklahoma court grants state’s request to halt 3 upcoming executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday granted a state request to halt three upcoming executions so it can examine a drug mix-up discovered about two hours before inmate Richard Glossip was to have been put to death …
Justice Department says St. Louis County police must reform
(Reuters) – Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, who have been wrestling with racial unrest in the region for more than a year, must bring more minorities into their ranks and undertake a series of reforms, according to a federal report issued on Frid…
Cleveland infant is third child fatally shot in city in a month
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland’s police chief on Friday appealed for help from the community to stem violence after a 5-month-old girl was fatally shot while she sat in a car with her family, the third child killed in a month in the city.
U.S. payday lending probe targets Philadelphia-area businessman: records
(Reuters) – A Philadelphia-area businessman and a member of an indigenous group in Canada are the targets of a U.S. investigation involving the payday lending industry, according to court records.
U.S. Coast Guard searching for ship near hurricane-hit Bahamas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday it was searching for a 735-foot cargo ship with 33 crew aboard reported to be caught in powerful Hurricane Joaquin near Crooked Island, Bahamas.
United Airlines and maintenance workers’ union pause contract talks
(Reuters) – United Continental Holdings Inc and its maintenance workers’ union said on Friday that they paused talks on a new contract after a rival airline tentatively agreed to a wage increase.
Special Report: How a 5-minute phone call put 9/11 trial on hold for more than a year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In August 2013, one of five men accused of helping carry out the September 2001 terrorist attacks met with his defense lawyers in the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Police find no gunman after reports at Virginia university
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A police search of Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday turned up no gunman after the school issued an alert that a possible armed person had been sighted on campus, university officials said.
