Texas county to buy more body cameras after deputies shown shooting suspect
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – County commissioners in the San Antonio area on Tuesday approved funds for additional body cameras for sheriff’s deputies, a move that comes hours after the release of a video showing two deputies appearing to fatally shoot a ma…
Connecticut couple pleads not guilty in July 4 killing
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and other charges in the killing of a West Haven man who was shot and blown up with a pipe bomb on July 4.
Florida Supreme Court weighs solar energy ballot initiative
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about the language of a proposed constitutional amendment that would let consumers buy electricity from independent solar power companies, rather than stay dependent on state-…
California agrees to sharply cut use of solitary confinement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will release hundreds of inmates confined for years in solitary confinement into units where they will live with others, in a sweeping settlement announced Tuesday to reform the practice of keeping prisoners in…
University of Tulsa cleaning up small radiation spill at research campus
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The University of Tulsa is working to clean up what it is calling a minor spill of a radioactive chemical on its research campus and is having 21 people who may have been exposed to the cesium-137 undergo medical checks, schoo…
Magnitude 4.2 quake strikes near Grand Coulee Dam in Washington
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Grand Coulee Dam, the largest U.S. hydropower facility, in northeastern Washington state on Tuesday, prompting an immediate inspection of the facility but leaving no visible damage, a spokeswoman said….
Alabama police officer on trial for throwing Indian man to ground
(Reuters) – The federal trial of an Alabama police officer who faces a civil rights charge after being captured on video throwing an Indian man to the ground got underway on Tuesday with the start of jury selection, prosecutors said.
Six injured in building collapse at Rhode Island university: officials
(Reuters) – Six people were injured when a building collapsed on Tuesday at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, officials said.
Fierce storm hits Phoenix, tens of thousands lose power
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of customers throughout the Phoenix area remained without electricity on Tuesday after a powerful storm knocked down power lines and halted flights at the city’s international airport, authorities said.
Clinton friend advised on U.S. politics, foreign policy
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – An old friend of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton played an outsized role in advising her on U.S. politics and even her dealings with President Barack Obama’s White House despite holding no formal government pos…
