U.S. movie chain Regal starts bag searches after recent violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Regal Entertainment Group has become the first large U.S. movie theater chain to introduce bag searches for moviegoers following a series of shootings at cinemas around the country.
Fresh racial unrest in St. Louis after police shoot black suspect
(Reuters) – Police fatally shot a black man they say pointed a gun at them in St. Louis on Wednesday, drawing angry crowds and recalling the racial tensions sparked by the killing of an unarmed African-American teen in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, just o…
Colorado widow sues after police kill mentally ill husband
DENVER (Reuters) – The widow of a mentally ill Colorado man who was fatally shot by police in 2013 has sued in Denver federal court accusing the officers of violating her husband’s rights, court documents showed on Wednesday.
Ex-chemical company president pleads guilty in West Virginia spill
(Reuters) – The former president of a chemical company charged in the contamination of West Virginia’s biggest source of drinking water pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three federal pollution counts.
Two missing, one injured after gas explosion at Washington state hotel
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two hotel guests are missing after a gas explosion leveled part of a suburban Washington state motel and severely injured a gas company employee, police said on Wednesday.
Accuser in New England prep school rape trial says was ‘violated’
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school on Wednesday described being sexually “violated” by a popular senior and testified she initially remained friendly with him to avoid making a scene during graduation w…
Washington, DC, targets illegal guns as killings surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia on Wednesday sharply hiked rewards for seized illegal guns amid an upsurge in killings in the U.S. capital, part of a rise in homicides in many big cities.
Former Subway pitchman seeks to plead guilty to child pornography, sex charges
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle asked a federal judge on Wednesday to accept his plea of guilty to charges of child pornography and traveling for illicit paid sex with minors.
In first, Mormon Church appoints 3 women to leadership councils
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Mormon Church said on Wednesday that for the first time in its history the Utah-based faith has appointed a trio of women to high-level leadership councils that had been traditionally served only by men.
Oklahoma man at ‘Muslim Free’ gun store accidentally shoots himself
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A man helping out at a self-proclaimed “Muslim Free” gun store in the rural town of Oktaha, Oklahoma, accidentally shot himself in the arm after dropping his gun, authorities said on Wednesday.
