Soccer players at Washington state college suspended for black face photo
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Five members of the women’s soccer team at a Christian college in Washington state were suspended for one match for donning racist black face and Afro wigs in a photo posted online, the university said.
New York City reaches $450,000 settlement in suit over Rikers beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a former Rikers Island inmate who was hog-tied and brutally beaten by correctional officers while in solitary confinement in 2012, city officials said.
Pennsylvania police seek driver in attack on officer thrown down embankment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Pennsylvania state police on Thursday sought a man they said attacked a female police officer and threw her down an embankment along a highway.
Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Nichols wants his guns back
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Convicted Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is seeking the return of his guns seized by federal authorities so his family can sell them to support his adult children, lawyers said on Thursday.
One Marine killed, 11 hurt in helicopter accident in North Carolina
(Reuters) – One U.S. Marine was killed and 11 were injured when a helicopter made a hard landing during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the Marines said on Thursday.
U.S. report cites poor police response during Ferguson unrest
(Reuters) – Police forces need more training and other improvements to avoid a repeat of mistakes made in response to last year’s race-related protests and riots in Ferguson, Missouri, according to a U.S. Justice Department report issued on Thursday.
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas abortion rules
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas abortion providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to hear their challenge to the state’s restrictions on abortions that they contend are aimed more at shutting clinics than protecting women’s health.
Los Angeles Olympic bid is a ‘new start’ for all: mayor
BERLIN (Reuters) – Los Angeles’ 2024 summer Olympics bid will be a new start for the United States as it attempts to land the first summer Games since 1996 and put the disappointment of Boston’s failed effort behind it, the city’s mayor said on Thursda…
Obama’s Arctic adventure ends with sinking village, fish spawn
KOTZEBUE, Alaska (Reuters) – President Barack Obama got a taste of the U.S. Arctic on Wednesday, dropping in to two remote fly-in native villages in a journey the White House hopes will show how climate change is affecting Americans.
Washington state patrolman won’t face charges over shooting of two black men
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state police officer will not face criminal charges after shooting two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket, a prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
