University of Louisville apologizes over Hispanic Halloween costumes
LOUISVILLE, Ky., ( (Reuters) – The University of Louisville issued an apology on Thursday, after a community outcry over a photograph showing school staff, including school President James Ramsey, donning sombreros and other items associated with Hispa…
Police say Missouri man dies from self-inflicted wound
NORMANDY, Mo. (Reuters) – An 18-year-old black man died on Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his face after a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Normandy, according to police, whose version was disputed by the man’s fath…
U.S. Air Force to brief Boeing Friday on bomber contract loss: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is due to brief Boeing Co on Friday about its decision to award Northrop Grumman Corp a huge contract to build a next-generation long-range strike bomber, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Two police officers shot in Tennessee firefight: broadcasters
(Reuters) – Two police officers were shot on Thursday evening in a firefight with a home intruder in the western Tennessee city of Hohenwald, broadcasters WSMV and WKRN reported.
Florida executes man convicted in quadruple murder
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida on Thursday executed a man convicted of fatally stabbing his young daughter, ex-wife and two of her relatives in a jealous rampage 30 years ago, marking the state’s second execution this year.
Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire judge on Thursday sentenced a former student at an elite prep school to serve one year in jail for luring an underage classmate into a sexual encounter.
Black Oregon lawman told to prepay for restaurant meal: lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A waitress at a restaurant in Washington state told a black Oregon sheriff’s deputy to prepay for his breakfast, apologizing for what she admitted was a “discriminatory” policy, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
Florida executes man convicted in fatal stabbing of family
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida executed on Thursday a man convicted of fatally stabbing his young daughter, his ex-wife and two of her relatives in a jealous rampage 30 years ago, marking the state’s second execution this year, its corrections d…
Man named as person-of-interest in 1989 abduction of Minnesota boy
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A man charged in federal court with possession and receipt of child pornography has been named as a person-of-interest in the 1989 abduction of an 11-year-old Minnesota boy, authorities said on Thursday.
Virginia student arrested after making bomb threats at high school
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia teenager has been arrested for threatening to detonate a bomb at his high school and shoot students in an attack stemming from his inability to make friends, and police found weapons at his home, authorities said on Thursday. 
