New York City police officer killed pursuing suspect in East Harlem
(Reuters) – A New York City police officer was shot and killed late on Tuesday while pursuing a suspected armed robber close to a busy road in the city’s East Harlem neighborhood, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. adds charges against Macau billionaire in U.N. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled more charges against a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving a former president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones…
Arkansas capital renames street long known as Confederate Boulevard
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Little Rock, Arkansas, the scene of pivotal civil rights struggles, said farewell to Confederate Boulevard on Tuesday when its board of directors renamed the street to honor an African-American family prominent in the area…
Lawmakers in deal on extending rail safety deadline: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for railroads to implement new safety technology, a leading Republican senator said on Tuesday.
New York explorers find 1862 shipwreck in Lake Ontario
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A team of shipwreck explorers has discovered a mid-19th century sunken steamship, believed to be the oldest of its kind ever found in Lake Ontario, one of its members said on Tuesday.
Musician shot by Florida plainclothes officer had gun: police
MIAMI (Reuters) – A church musician who was shot dead by a plainclothes police officer on a highway exit ramp in Florida at the weekend was carrying a gun bought days ago, police said on Tuesday.
Oregon family sues airplane kit maker after fatal crash kills girl, four
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the home-built airplane her grandfather was flying crashed in Oregon last year has sued the plane’s build-it-yourself kit maker for $35 million, attorneys said on Tuesday.
Texas teen arrested over clock is moving to Qatar with his family
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Texas boy arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb is moving to Qatar, his family said on Tuesday, a few hours after he was at the White House for an astronomy night hosted by President Barack…
Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones…
