ACLU fights U.S. funding for Los Angeles police body cameras
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A civil rights group asked the U.S. government on Thursday to deny Los Angeles police the funding they sought for body cameras for patrol officers, objecting to a policy that would allow the police chief to withhold video footag…
California family to get $1 million after bullied child committed suicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The family of a 12-year-old boy who committed suicide after years of bullying, mostly over gender-related issues, have reached a $1 million settlement with the suburban Sacramento school district where the harassment occu…
Chicago to reopen high school that is focus of hunger strike
(Reuters) – A shuttered Chicago high school that has been the subject of a hunger strike protest will reopen next year as an open-enrollment arts-oriented high school, the Chicago Public Schools said on Thursday.
Brady to suit up after ‘Deflategate’ win; NFL appeals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Star quarterback Tom Brady will play in the New England Patriots’ season opener next week after a federal judge threw out his “Deflategate” suspension on Thursday – but the National Football League has not conceded defeat just yet….
U.S. court: Transgender illegal immigrant cannot be deported to Mexico
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A transgender illegal immigrant who suffered years of sexual and physical abuse in Mexico cannot be deported despite a felony conviction because she is protected under international anti-torture conventions, a U.S. appeals court…
U.S. clerk jailed for gay marriage defiance; dispute goes on
ASHLAND, Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky county clerk was jailed on Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, and a full day of court hearings failed to put an end to her two-month-old legal fight over a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upho…
Arizona officials: 220 inmates, three prison staff suffer stomach ailment
PHOENIX (Reuters) – At least 220 inmates and three staff have been sickened with an unknown stomach ailment at a large state prison in northeastern Arizona, prison authorities said on Thursday.
Three California jail deputies arrested over inmate’s beating death
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police in Santa Clara, California, arrested three corrections deputies on Thursday and accused them of beating to death a mentally ill inmate last week in a cell at the county jail, officials said.
Pennsylvania teen gets up to 20 years prison for highway rock toss
LEWISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A teenager apologized on Thursday to an Ohio teacher who suffered brain damage when her head was split open by a rock he dropped from a highway overpass, then faced a judge who sentenced him to up to 20 years in prison.
South Carolina to seek death penalty in Charleston church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, who is charged with the June murders of nine black worshippers at a Charleston church, a state prosecutor said on Thursday.
