U.S. Army to open elite Ranger School to all genders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Wednesday it would open its elite Ranger School to all soldiers regardless of gender, after two women made history last month by becoming the first to pass the grueling leadership course.
Man fatally shot by deputies may have had knife: Texas sheriff
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A man fatally shot by deputies last week near San Antonio appeared to have a knife in his hand, Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said on Wednesday, citing a video she saw of the incident.
Six charged in Oklahoma on suspicion of running deadly drug ring
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Six people have been charged in Oklahoma with homicide, accused of running an illegal prescription drug ring that authorities linked to the overdose death of a woman last year, police said on Wednesday.
FAA names two new officials to lead on drone policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday named two new officials to lead its effort to incorporate commercial unmanned aerial systems, or drones, into the U.S. airspace.
Indicted Philadelphia congressman cannot suppress warrant for emails
(Reuters) – Chaka Fattah, a Philadelphia congressman facing corruption charges, failed to persuade a federal appeals court to void a search warrant that would give investigators access to seven years of his private emails.
Baltimore judge allows charges against officers in Freddie Gray case
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams on Wednesday rejected defense motions to drop charges against six police officers in the case of a black man who died in April from injuries in police custody.
Two men charged with murder in fatal Connecticut shooting
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – Two men have been charged with murder following a Connecticut shooting that killed one person and injured eight others at a public housing project in June, police said on Wednesday.
Texas teen fatally shoots himself while taking selfie
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Texas man who was posing with a gun for a social media selfie photo accidentally shot himself and died from the wounds, Houston police said on Wednesday.
U.S. court to weigh release of last ‘Angola 3’ inmate in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Louisiana on Wednesday will consider whether to release the last of the so-called Angola Three prisoners, a man who spent most of four decades in solitary confinement.
Parents of woman shot in San Francisco file wrongful death claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The family of a woman shot dead on a San Francisco pier in July filed wrongful death claims on Tuesday against the sheriff and two federal agencies, citing negligence and other errors in the handling of an undocumented immigra…
