Family of mentally ill teen killed by California police files suit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The family of a mentally ill teenage girl who was holding a cordless power drill when she was shot dead by a California police officer exactly one year ago filed a civil rights lawsuit against the officer on Friday.
Murder conviction overturned, Rhode Island man could walk free
PROVIDENCE (Reuters) – A Rhode Island man who has spent 23 years behind bars after being convicted of murder in the 1982 bludgeoning of a 22-year-old woman could walk free on Tuesday after a state court in July overturned his conviction, a judge ruled …
North Carolina police officer: fatal shooting was unavoidable
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – A white North Carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in 2013 told jurors on Friday that he had no other choice as he explained his actions during a second day of testimony in his manslaughter trial….
Hillary Clinton offers plan to help students with children
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday that if elected she would dramatically expand a program that provides child care for college students with children, and to create a scholarship program for s…
Man sentenced to life without parole in deadly Indiana home blast
(Reuters) – An Indiana judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole on Friday for murder and arson for causing a explosion in 2012 that killed two neighbors when he tried to burn down an Indianapolis house for insurance money, prosecutors sai…
Uzbek man pleads guilty in New York to supporting Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 25-year-old Uzbek man who lives in Brooklyn pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State militants, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Boston bans ‘synthetic marijuana’ in face of rising health toll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston on Friday banned the use, sale or purchase of a new class of drugs known as “synthetic marijuana,” which has been linked to a nationwide rise in poisonings and overdose deaths.
Suspect in shooting of New York firefighter killed by police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man who shot and wounded a firefighter during a six-hour standoff with authorities fled his New York home on Friday, opening fire on police, who returned it and shot him dead, law enforcement said.
Ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick loses appeal of conviction
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday upheld former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s racketeering conviction and 28-year prison sentence, rejecting his argument that he deserved a new trial because his original lawyers had a conflict of interes…
Two killed in Yosemite when tree limb falls on tent
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two minors were killed in Yosemite National Park early on Friday when an oak tree limb fell on the tent where they were sleeping, a park spokesman said.
