Majority of Americans say more must be done to fight racism: Pew
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A majority of Americans, white and black, believe that more needs to be done to fight racism in the United States, following a year of protests over the treatment of minorities by police, according to a Pew Research Center survey re…
Eugene, Oregon settles with U.S. over police hiring discrimination
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon’s second-largest city has agreed to pay a civil penalty and undergo federal monitoring in a settlement over allegations it violated anti-discrimination law when hiring new police officers, the Justice Department said o…
Capitol gyrocopter stunt exposes security flaws: Senate report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The high-profile gyrocopter landing at the U.S. Capitol in April exposed security lapses that included communications and investigative breakdowns and a radar gap, a bipartisan Senate report said on Wednesday.
Senator ‘alarmed’ by reports U.S. military families harassed
DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. Senator said on Wednesday he was alarmed by reports of an FBI alert that relatives of U.S. military personnel in Colorado and Wyoming were harassed outside their homes by Middle Eastern men who may have had them under surveill…
Boston mayor aims to ban chewing tobacco in baseball, other sports
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday took on one of baseball’s oldest traditions, saying he planned to ban chewing tobacco at the century-old Fenway Park and all other sporting facilities in the city starting next year.
Injury toll in deadly New Hampshire circus tent collapse tops 50
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Authorities in New Hampshire on Wednesday raised the number of people injured in the deadly collapse of a circus tent to more than 50, while the circus operator said it was canceling upcoming performances in the state.
Accused Taliban says U.S. helicopters killed insurgents ‘like insects’
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. helicopters gunned down Taliban fighters “like insects” during a failed 2009 attack in Afghanistan, an accused Taliban fighter said in a videotaped interview with the FBI shown during his trial on Wednesday.
California governor challenges GOP candidates on climate change
(Reuters) – Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday sent a letter to all Republican presidential candidates pressing them to discuss their plans to deal with climate change.
Iowa man to plead guilty to online threats against Boston mosque
BOSTON (Reuters) – An Iowa man arrested in June and charged with threatening to shoot and kill Muslims at a Boston mosque plans to plead guilty, according to court papers.
Two men charged with running meth lab in a Taco Bell in Iowa
(Reuters) – Two men have been charged with making methamphetamine in a lab inside a Taco Bell restaurant in eastern Iowa, authorities said on Wednesday.
