Ex-patrolman charged in South Carolina man’s death to seek bail
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Attorneys for the white former police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop in South Carolina will argue in court on Thursday that he is not dangerous and should be freed on bail, cou…
As Pope visit nears, U.S. sex victims say Church remains obstacle to justice
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mark Rozzi says he was 13, a young altar boy, when a priest at his eastern Pennsylvania parish sexually assaulted him in a shower.
Ex-U.S. tennis star James Blake slammed to ground as victim of mistaken identity: report
(Reuters) – Former tennis star James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained for about 15 minutes in New York City on Wednesday before police realized they had the wrong man in an identity theft ring, New York’s Daily News reported.
Former Uber driver was an employee, rules California department
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber has lost another legal round in the dispute over whether its drivers are independent contractors or employees, an issue that threatens the core of the ride-hailing company’s business model.
Slain Illinois policeman killed by single gunshot wound: reports
(Reuters) – A veteran Illinois police officer who was killed on duty last week succumbed to a single gunshot wound, a coroner told local media on Wednesday, though it was not yet known who fired the fatal bullet.
Eight arrested in protest against Hawaii telescope
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Reuters) – Eight people were arrested in a protest against what would be one of the world’s largest telescopes to be built on a dormant Hawaiian volcano, officials said on Wednesday, amid a contentious debate over Native Hawaiian r…
Tropical storm Henri forms in the Atlantic
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Henri, the eighth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, has formed in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.
University of California sells $200 million holdings in coal, oil sands firms
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California’s chief investment officer on Wednesday said it has sold off about $200 million of direct holdings in coal and oil sands companies, which he said were no longer good investments for the university’…
Two in California arrested for immigrant wedding fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man and his daughter were arrested on Wednesday for arranging sham marriages between U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals who paid for the nuptials in hopes of obtaining legal residency in the United States, official…
Washington state officers will not face criminal charges in Mexican farmworker’s slaying
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Three police officers in Washington state who fatally shot a Mexican immigrant farmworker in a confrontation in February will not face criminal charges, a local prosecutor and a lawyer for the man’s family said on Wednesday.
