Flowers by Zoe recalls hoodies, jackets over strangulation risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flowers by Zoe is recalling girls’ hooded sweatshirts and jackets because the drawstrings can catch on objects and pose a strangulation risk, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
Texas county deputy fired after police dog dies in hot car
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Officials in a Texas county fired a deputy whose police dog died after he left it in his patrol car for more than 20 hours on a hot day, the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday.
U.S. military helicopter crashes off Japan’s Okinawa, seven hurt
TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. military helicopter crashed in waters off the Japanese southern island of Okinawa during a training mission on Wednesday, injuring seven people and prompting Japan’s government to demand a probe and steps to prevent a recurrenc…
Maine murder suspect surrenders after two-month manhunt
(Reuters) – A man wanted over the shooting death of a former girlfriend surrendered to police in Maine on Tuesday, after a two-month manhunt, one of the longest in the state’s history, officials and media said.
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.
