Taser defeats appeal over weapon’s role in Michigan boy’s death
(Reuters) – Taser International Inc is not liable for the death of a 16-year-old Michigan boy soon after he was struck in the chest by two taser darts shot by a police officer, resulting in cardiac arrest, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Two dozen arrested in drug bust in Maryland’s Eastern Shore
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Two dozen people alleged to be part of a drug-trafficking gang have been arrested on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, with narcotics worth $13 million seized, police said on Friday.
St. Louis police shooting raises fresh calls for body cameras
(Reuters) – Questions surrounding police accounts of the shooting of a black teenager in St. Louis this week have prompted fresh calls for officers to be equipped with body cameras in a city that has wrestled with the issue for the last year.
California man, 19, charged with ‘revenge porn’ against girls
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 19-year-old California man accused of posing as a modeling agent to dupe and extort underage girls into sending him naked pictures was charged on Friday with more than 150 criminal counts in what prosecutors called a “revenge …
Mexican consulate condemns anti-immigrant attack in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mexico’s top official in Boston on Friday condemned an attack by two Massachusetts brothers who urinated on and beat a Mexican citizen, citing Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s desire to deport undocumented immigrants fr…
New York man convicted in ‘death ray’ case targeting Muslims, Obama
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A jury on Friday convicted a New York white supremacist on all three federal counts for plotting to use a remote-controlled radiation device to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama.
A decade after Katrina, Bourbon Street is rocking again
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Eight days after Hurricane Katrina struck, food critic Tom Fitzmorris was asked how many of the 800 or so restaurants in storm-ravaged New Orleans were open. His answer was zero.
Baylor football player to face punishment for Texas sexual assault
DALLAS (Reuters) – A jury in Waco, Texas that convicted a Baylor University football player of sexual assault heard testimony on Friday as it weighs his punishment, which could include up to 20 years in prison.
Wisconsin judge sets ‘Slenderman’ stabbing trial for October
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – Two Wisconsin girls who are charged with attempting to kill a classmate to please the fictional Internet character Slenderman will face trial together on Oct. 15, a judge ruled on Friday.
Officials pinpoint NYC hotel in Legionnaires’ outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s historic Opera House Hotel, identified as the source of a deadly spate of Legionnaires’ disease, said it will go beyond newly imposed regulations in testing its cooling system even as officials declared an end to th…
