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…
Stabbing suspect fatally shot at Washington’s Union Station: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A security guard at Washington’s Union Station on Friday fatally shot a man who had allegedly stabbed a woman in what police believe was an incident of domestic violence.
Sacramento fetes hometown heroes who thwarted attack on French train
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Three men who foiled an attack by a suspected Islamist militant on a high-speed train headed to Paris were honored as hometown heroes in California’s state capital of Sacramento on Friday with a street festival and parade…
Utah woman in serious condition after two days trapped in car
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A woman who was trapped in her car in a steep Utah canyon for two days before a sightseeing couple heard her cries for help remained in serious condition on Friday, hospital officials said.
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…
Two Michigan state lawmakers lose seats over affair cover-up
DETROIT (Reuters) – One Michigan lawmaker resigned on Friday and another was removed from office by a vote in the state House of Representatives as police launched a criminal probe into their admitted use of tax funds to cover up their extramarital aff…
Coast Guard closes part of Mississippi River after barge incident
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday said it had closed a section of the Mississippi River in response to barges breaking away from their tow near Vicksburg in Mississippi late Thursday.
Ex-NYU prof avoids prison after U.S. bribery case pared down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a former medical researcher to no prison time, after he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor and not the bribery charges leveled by officials who said a Chinese company paid him for U.S.-funded…
Mistrial for Alabama police officer charged after throwing Indian man
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the case of an Alabama policeman on trial for violating an Indian man’s rights by throwing him to the ground and injuring him badly during an encounter captured on video, local media reported.
Former Missouri police officer pleads guilty in brutality case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A former Missouri police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to violating the constitutional rights of a 17-year-old motorist by deliberately dropping the restrained youth face-first on the ground after a traffic stop last yea…
