Tuskegee airman, 93, faced battle against crime in St. Louis
(Reuters) – A member of the Tuskegee Airmen, African-American military aviators from World War Two, found himself in a battle against crime over the weekend in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was robbed and carjacked in separate incidents, police said.
New York police investigate prisoner death after fight with guards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state law enforcement officials on Tuesday said there is an active investigation into the death of a prisoner who had a confrontation with a group of guards at its Fishkill Correctional Facility in April.
Video of San Francisco officers pinning one-legged black man sparks anger online
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A cellphone video showing numerous San Francisco police officers pinning and handcuffing a one-legged black man near the city’s downtown financial district has sparked anger on social media.
Pennsylvania man charged in 35-year-old double murder
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was charged on Tuesday with the 1980 murders of a mother and daughter who were shot to death as they tried to flee their home after it was set ablaze, prosecutors said.
Ex-security officer charged with cooking meth at U.S. government lab
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A former security officer at a federal laboratory in Maryland was charged on Tuesday with trying to make methamphetamine there, and his lawyer said he was expected to plead guilty.
Charleston schools ban Confederate flag, other districts hesitate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Students returning to school in South Carolina’s Charleston County may not wear T-shirts, belt buckles or other apparel displaying the Confederate battle flag, a divisive symbol of the South’s pro-slavery legacy to many, officials said on Tuesday.
N.Y. judge hears arguments on Paul Smith’s College name change
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York State Supreme Court judge deferred ruling on Tuesday whether Paul Smith’s College could defy its founder’s wishes and accept a $20 million donation that requires changing the institution’s name, sources said.
Raging U.S. wildfires burn homes, force evacuations, kill horses
CHELAN, Wash./SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Dozens of wildfires burning across the drought-parched U.S. Northwest on Tuesday have destroyed scores of structures, sparked evacuation orders for thousands of people, and killed at least 27 wild horses.
Suspect in fatal Seattle-area shooting spree held on $5 million bond
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle-area man has pleaded not guilty to killing a 71-year-old man and spraying bullets at a woman during a shooting spree last week and is being held in lieu of $5 million bail, county officials said on Tuesday.
Lawyers stake out sides at New England prep school rape trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Two very different versions of a sexual encounter last year between two pupils at an elite New Hampshire prep school emerged on Tuesday, the opening day of the rape trial of one of the students.
