Philadelphia man shot by police was running for gun, officer says
(Reuters) – Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter on Tuesday released documents on December’s fatal police shooting of a black man that clash with accounts by law enforcement officials saying the man had been reaching for a gun when he was shot.
L.A. police commission says officer violated policy in shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police commissioners on Tuesday issued a mixed ruling in the shooting of an unarmed black man by two patrolmen, largely approving of one officer’s actions while finding that the other had violated department policy.
Disappearing Bakken oil discount adds to output slowdown signs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil traders scrambling to secure crude in the U.S. Midwest have pushed North Dakota’s Bakken to a near premium for the first time in two years, a rally stoked by record refinery runs and an unprecedented slump in Canadian imports.
U.S. investigators determine Amtrak engineer cellphone use: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After weeks of sorting through complex and contradictory phone service data, U.S. investigators have determined whether an Amtrak engineer was using his cellphone last month when his train derailed along a curve in Philadelphia, …
Texas policeman resigns after video shows him toppling teen
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas-area policeman seen in a viral video tossing a bathing suit-clad teenage girl to the ground has resigned from the McKinney Police force, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday, calling the officer’s actions indefensi…
Arkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas must recognize as lawful some 500 same-sex marriages that were performed during a six-day window in May 2014, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.
Man who killed family in remote Montana cabin was survivalist: police
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A man who fatally shot his wife and three children in a remote Montana forest cabin over the weekend then set his house on fire and committed suicide was described on Tuesday by police as a survivalist who lived off the grid…
Missouri executes man convicted of killing girlfriend, her daughter
(Reuters) – The state of Missouri on Tuesday executed a man convicted of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter almost 15 years ago, a prison spokesman said.
Parts of White House, Capitol complex evacuated hours apart after bomb threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House briefing room and parts of two U.S. Senate office buildings were briefly evacuated within hours of each other on Tuesday after separate bomb threats, but it was not clear if the incidents were linked.
West Hollywood marries seven contest-winning gay couples from China
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – Seven gay and lesbian couples from China were married in the Southern California gay capital of West Hollywood on Tuesday after winning a contest sponsored by a pair of Chinese Internet companies. 
