Cleveland transit report finds pepper spraying of protesters proper
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland transit police officer’s use of pepper spray during a confrontation outside a Black Lives Matter conference in July was proper, according to an agency report on the incident that was released on Tuesday.
Kentucky trooper was trying to help man who fatally shot him: police
(Reuters) – A rookie Kentucky state trooper who was fatally shot after making a weekend traffic stop was trying to help the Missouri man accused of killing him find a place to stay, state police said on Tuesday.
Trial opens for man charged with murdering NFL star Peterson’s son
(Reuters) – A South Dakota jury heard opening statements on Tuesday in the trial of a Sioux Falls man accused of killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2013.
Five charged in fraternity hazing death of New York City student
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five people were charged in the 2013 death of a freshman at New York City’s Baruch College during a hazing ritual, police in Pennsylvania said on Tuesday, the first of 37 people that prosecutors may charge in the fatal incident.
Bill Cosby seeks to dismiss AIG insurance lawsuit
(Reuters) – Bill Cosby, citing financial pressures, asked a federal judge to dismiss or put on hold a lawsuit in which American International Group Inc seeks to avoid paying for his defense against defamation claims by women who also accused him of sex…
90-year-old Minnesota man charged with fatally shooting son
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A 90-year-old Minnesota man who neighbors said suffers from dementia has been charged with fatally shooting his son after they argued over whether to watch football on television in a bedroom or the living room, authorities said…
New Orleans mayor spared house arrest threat in union fight
(Reuters) – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu no longer feared weekend house arrest on Tuesday after the Louisiana Supreme Court said he could remain free while appealing a contempt of court order in a decades-old firefighter pay squabble.
Property toll from Northern California wildfire grows to 585 homes
LAKEPORT, Calif. (Reuters) – The toll of property loss from a deadly Northern California wildfire has climbed to at least 585 homes and hundreds of other structures destroyed, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported on Tuesda…
FDA orders Reynolds to stop sales of four cigarette brands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reynolds American Inc can no longer sell Camel Crush bold and three other types of cigarettes in the United States, because the company has not shown they carry no greater health risk than similar products on the market before Fe…
Appeal by ‘Diva of Distressed’ spotlights SEC in-house court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s controversial use of in-house judges to enforce federal securities laws is about to undergo a major test.
