Officer fired for ‘troubling’ decisions in shooting of Texas teen
DALLAS (Reuters) – A white officer who fatally shot a black Texas teenager last week at a Dallas-area car dealership has been fired after making a series of troubling decisions, Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said on Tuesday.
Police release video they say shows Ferguson suspect with gun
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri.
Restrictions to remain for rivers hardest hit by Colorado mine waste spill
(Reuters) – Two rivers in Colorado and New Mexico hit hardest by toxic waste spilled from a defunct gold mine will remain closed to drinking water and irrigation intakes for at least another week, but test samples show a gradual ebbing of contamination…
U.S. judge strikes down New Hampshire ban on ballot photos
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a New Hampshire law barring voters from sharing photos of their filled-out ballots online, saying the statute violated constitutional free speech laws.
Officer fired for ‘troubling’ decisions in shooting of Texas teen
DALLAS (Reuters) – A white officer who fatally shot a black Texas teenager last week at a Dallas-area car dealership has been fired after making a series of troubling decisions, Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said on Tuesday.
Police release video they say shows Ferguson suspect with gun
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri.
New York probes allegations of inmates beaten after prison escape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities are investigating allegations that guards beat and abused dozens of inmates in an upstate New York prison after the daring escape of two convicted killers in June, state corrections officials said on Tuesday.
Senator offers plan to pay for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York on Tuesday put forward a plan to pay for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York City, following lengthy delays that have left commuters stranded and frustra…
New Hampshire to make criminals face victims’ families at sentencing
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan on Tuesday signed a law that requires convicted criminals to appear in court at sentencing when victims’ families and friends are given the opportunity to express their pain.
Body found in California home where blast injured deputies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A charred body was discovered inside a San Francisco-area home on Tuesday after an explosion there injured two sheriff’s deputies who were carrying out an eviction, officials said.
