Death of woman in Texas jail consistent with suicide: prosecutor
(Reuters) – Evidence from an autopsy on Sandra Bland, the black woman found hanging dead in a Texas jail days after a traffic stop, supports the medical examiner’s initial ruling of suicide, a county prosecutor told reporters on Thursday.
Jurors advance death penalty case against Colorado movie gunman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Jurors in the Colorado movie massacre trial found on Thursday the prosecution had proved aggravating factors which, the state has argued, make the 2012 rampage so heinous that gunman James Holmes deserves to be put to deat…
Bison gores woman attempting selfie photo at Yellowstone park
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A Yellowstone National Park visitor was gored this week as she tried to snap a selfie photo close to one of the park’s famed bison, the fifth attack on a tourist who has ignored warnings to admire the mammals from afar, offici…
Website linked to Tennessee shooting denies it sells guns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The website where friends of the Tennessee shooting suspect said he had purchased guns before last week’s attack denied on Thursday that it was in the business of selling weapons, saying it instead offered “a free speech forum.”
Pennsylvania professor’s social media comments condemned as offensive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tenured professor at a Pennsylvania university drew strong criticism on Thursday from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which issued a statement condemning his social media posts as “deeply offensive and outrageous.”
Ex-Los Angeles police detective arrested over 5 bank robberies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A retired Los Angeles Police Department detective has been arrested in a string of bank robberies attributed to the so-called “Snowbird Bandit” after several of his family members tipped off authorities, police said on Thursday….
Colorado woman pleads not guilty to cutting out stranger’s fetus
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman pleaded not guilty on Thursday to stabbing a pregnant stranger and cutting out her fetus after allegedly luring the victim to her home with an online ad for baby clothes, authorities said.
Connecticut teen of gun-firing drone video charged for assaulting police
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut teenager who drew national attention this week for a viral Internet video showing a drone he had modified to fire a handgun was charged on Thursday with assaulting police officers in an unrelated incident.
Questions persist on death of black Confederate flag supporter: police
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi authorities are trying to determine whether another vehicle caused the wreck that killed a black man who was a well-known supporter of Confederate flag, viewed by many as a racist symbol, police said Thursday.
Mitsubishi mum on report it will end U.S. car production
DETROIT (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Motors Corp, faced with declining U.S. demand and an expiring union contract at its only plant in North America, declined to comment Thursday on a report that it planned to end auto production in this country.
