Georgia school district repudiates baptisms on football field
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia high school violated local public school district policy by allowing a mass baptism of members of its football team on the school’s field in an event criticized by a group advocating for the separation of church and state,…
Oregon police officers threatened after accusing chief of racism
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two Oregon police officers who accused their boss of making racist remarks, including comparing African-Americans to monkeys, have been threatened after filing their formal complaint, state troopers said on Tuesday.
Seattle school strike talks reach ‘tentative agreement’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Striking teachers and the Seattle public school district reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday to end a nearly week-long walkout that has idled the city’s 53,000 students, both sides in the labor dispute said.
Hundreds of Latinos protest at Trump rally, clash with supporters
DALLAS (Reuters) – A downtown Dallas rally by presidential hopeful Donald Trump produced some of the sharpest scenes of conflict yet in his campaign as hundreds gathered to protest his positions on immigration and confronted supporters as they left the…
Cleveland transit report finds pepper spraying of protesters proper
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland transit police officer’s use of pepper spray during a confrontation outside a Black Lives Matter conference in July was proper, according to an agency report on the incident that was released on Tuesday.
Kentucky trooper was trying to help man who fatally shot him: police
(Reuters) – A rookie Kentucky state trooper who was fatally shot after making a weekend traffic stop was trying to help the Missouri man accused of killing him find a place to stay, state police said on Tuesday.
Trial opens for man charged with murdering NFL star Peterson’s son
(Reuters) – A South Dakota jury heard opening statements on Tuesday in the trial of a Sioux Falls man accused of killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2013.
Five charged in fraternity hazing death of New York City student
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five people were charged in the 2013 death of a freshman at New York City’s Baruch College during a hazing ritual, police in Pennsylvania said on Tuesday, the first of 37 people that prosecutors may charge in the fatal incident.
Bill Cosby seeks to dismiss AIG insurance lawsuit
(Reuters) – Bill Cosby, citing financial pressures, asked a federal judge to dismiss or put on hold a lawsuit in which American International Group Inc seeks to avoid paying for his defense against defamation claims by women who also accused him of sex…
90-year-old Minnesota man charged with fatally shooting son
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A 90-year-old Minnesota man who neighbors said suffers from dementia has been charged with fatally shooting his son after they argued over whether to watch football on television in a bedroom or the living room, authorities said…
