N.Y. police release video of ex-tennis star James Blake’s mistaken arrest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Police Department on Friday released a security camera video showing ex-tennis star James Blake being tackled, thrown to the ground and handcuffed by an undercover officer in a now infamous case of mistaken identi…
Ex-officer charged in South Carolina death speaks out, seeking bond
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police officer told a South Carolina judge on Friday that he was not a flight risk and should be released on bond while awaiting his trial in death of an unarmed black man who was shot in the back while fleei…
Mother of black man slain by Utah police rejects $900K settlement: media
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah woman whose black son was shot in the back by police and killed while carrying a sword last year has rejected a $900,000 offer to settle her federal lawsuit against the city and two of its officers, according to the lo…
All-male squads outperform ones with women: U.S. Marines study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine Corps study examining how women would perform in ground combat roles showed all-male units broadly outperformed mixed-gender units on everything from reaching targets quickly to firing accurately with heavier weapon…
Victims’ relatives gather 14 years after Sept. 11 attacks on U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Relatives assembled under overcast skies on Friday to commemorate nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and outside Washington 14 years ago, when airliners hijacked by al Qaeda militants broug…
Cinema massacre gunman moved to Colorado state penitentiary
DENVER (Reuters) – Convicted mass killer James Holmes has been moved to a high-security unit at a Colorado prison to begin serving his life sentences for murdering 12 people at a cinema in 2012, corrections officials said on Friday.
California legislature approves bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The California legislature on Friday approved a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients despite opposition from religious and disability rights groups, sending it to Democratic Governor Jer…
Animal advocates offer $30,000 reward in torture of Idaho pony
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The torture of an Idaho family’s pet pony, which had to be euthanized to end its suffering, prompted animal advocates to offer a reward of about $30,000 on Friday for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Virginia man pleads not guilty in 1978 killing of Arizona student
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Virginia man accused of killing a 21-year-old Phoenix-area college student in 1978 pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge on Friday.
Puerto Rican workers, unions, protest new austerity plan
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Thousands of public sector workers demonstrated on Friday against an austerity plan to help pull Puerto Rico out of a massive debt crisis, saying the private sector should take more of the pain.
