N.Y. police chief apologizes to arrested ex-tennis star
(Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton apologized on Thursday to former U.S. tennis star James Blake, who was arrested after being wrongly identified as a suspect in a fraud ring and said he was concerned over how much force was …
Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Thursday denied a request for a change of venue for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of a black man who died from an injury in police custody.
Golfer dies after being stung by bees at Michigan resort
(Reuters) – An Ohio man playing golf with a friend at a northern Michigan resort died after being attacked by a swarm of bees when he went to search for his ball in the woods, police said on Thursday.
Police give sketch of child after body parts found in Chicago park
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police released a composite sketch on Thursday of a toddler whose body parts were found over the weekend in a Chicago park, as investigators continued to scour the area and search for leads.
$125,000 in rewards offered in California cold-case murder
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI and the family of a man who was shot to death after a minor traffic accident in Oakland, California, two years ago have pledged $125,000 in rewards in the hope of generating new leads in the case, officials said on Thu…
New York joins $79 million U.S. effort to process untested rape kits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City prosecutor’s office joined the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday in a $79 million effort to help police in 20 U.S. states process untested rape kits that can provide physical evidence to help solve sexual assaults…
U.S. charges three in multibillion-dollar drug money laundering scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged three Colombian nationals with helping to run a global money laundering network that processed billions of dollars in drug trafficking profits through bank accounts in China and Hong Kong.
Truck hauling hamburger crashes, burns in Michigan
(Reuters) – A semi-trailer hauling thousands of pounds of hamburger crashed and caught fire early Thursday on a western Michigan highway causing an extensive backup amid the smell of burning meat, police said.
U.S. House Speaker Boehner says goal is to stop sale of ‘baby parts’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday the goal in negotiations over funding for Planned Parenthood was to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1 and also to stop the sale of “baby parts.”
Oklahoma teen sent to prison boot camp for role in killing Australian
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One of three Oklahoma teenagers accused of killing an Australian athlete in 2013 has pleaded guilty to accessory to murder and ordered to be sent to prison boot camp, Oklahoma court officials said Thursday.
