Illinois policeman fatally shot with his own gun: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A northern Illinois policeman killed in early September was fatally shot with his own weapon after a struggle, a police commander told a news conference on Thursday.
EPA says ‘likely’ recall of VW diesel cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that a recall of affected Volkswagen < diesel cars in the ongoing emissions scandal would “likely” take place.
South Dakota student charged with attempted murder of principal
(Reuters) – A South Dakota teenager accused of shooting his principal in the arm was charged on Thursday as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and a felony firearms offense, authorities said.
Suit against maker of gun used in Newtown attack sent back to state court
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A federal judge has sent back to state court a lawsuit filed by the families of 10 victims of the 2012 massacre in a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school against the maker of the rifle used in the attack.
Former peanut plant managers get prison time in salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Two former peanut plant managers who testified against their boss in one of the largest food poisoning cases in the United States received prison sentences in Georgia on Thursday for their own roles in the deadly salmonella outbreak…
West Virginia trial starts for mine executive in deadly 2010 blast
(Reuters) – A former coal company executive goes on trial in a West Virginia court on Thursday on federal charges stemming from a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 people.
Accused Arizona highway shooter pleads not guilty
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man charged with carrying out several recent shootings along a major highway in Arizona pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 15 felonies including drive-by shooting and aggravated assault, a court spokesman said.
Police consultant to monitor changes to Cleveland department
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland has selected a Los Angeles-based police consulting firm to monitor efforts to reform its police department after a U.S. Justice Department report that found widespread excessive use-of-force, city officials said on Thurs…
California met water conservation goals for August, state says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Drought-parched California exceeded state conservation goals for the third straight month in August, making it through most of the hottest and driest part of the year as rains linked to the oceanic and weather phenomenon …
Oregon becomes third U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Marijuana sales for recreational use began in Oregon on Thursday as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that remains illegal under U.S. federal law.
