U.S. men who thwarted France train attack to be honored in California parade
(Reuters) – Three young men who disarmed a suspected Islamist militant on a high-speed train in France will be honored with a parade in their hometown in California next week, officials said, as the last of the trio returned to the United States on Thu…
Gunman kills one student, wounds two others at Sacramento college
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – One student was killed and two others injured after a fistfight at a Sacramento community college escalated into a shooting, a school official and police said, but classes were to be held as normal on Friday.
Pennsylvania teacher fired after blog posts cannot sue: U.S. court
(Reuters) – A high school English teacher who claimed she was fired for making derogatory comments about her students on her blog cannot sue her Pennsylvania school district for violating her free speech rights, a divided federal appeals court ruled on…
Family of slain Washington state farmworker seeks $25 million in U.S. lawsuit
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Relatives of an unarmed Mexican immigrant farmworker who was shot dead this year by patrolmen in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking more than $25 million in damages.
Brady to suit up after ‘Deflategate’ win; NFL appeals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Star quarterback Tom Brady will play in the New England Patriots’ season opener next week after a federal judge threw out his “Deflategate” suspension on Thursday – but the National Football League has not conceded defeat just yet….
Justice Department tightens cellphone tracking rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors and some federal law enforcement agencies will need to obtain a search warrant to use devices that track cellphone locations, under a policy announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday.
ACLU fights U.S. funding for Los Angeles police body cameras
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A civil rights group asked the U.S. government on Thursday to deny Los Angeles police the funding they sought for body cameras for patrol officers, objecting to a policy that would allow the police chief to withhold video footag…
California family to get $1 million after bullied child committed suicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The family of a 12-year-old boy who committed suicide after years of bullying, mostly over gender-related issues, have reached a $1 million settlement with the suburban Sacramento school district where the harassment occu…
Chicago to reopen high school that is focus of hunger strike
(Reuters) – A shuttered Chicago high school that has been the subject of a hunger strike protest will reopen next year as an open-enrollment arts-oriented high school, the Chicago Public Schools said on Thursday.
Brady to suit up after ‘Deflategate’ win; NFL appeals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Star quarterback Tom Brady will play in the New England Patriots’ season opener next week after a federal judge threw out his “Deflategate” suspension on Thursday – but the National Football League has not conceded defeat just yet….
