John Nash, mathematician who inspired ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ killed in car crash
(Reuters) – Mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner whose longtime struggle with mental illness inspired the movie “A Beautiful Mind”, was killed in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey, state police said on Sunday.
New Orleans housing police officer shot dead in patrol car
(Reuters) – A New Orleans housing authority police officer was found shot to death as he sat inside a patrol car near a construction site, officials said on Sunday, in a fresh reminder of the dangers of working in law enforcement in the United States.
Quirky Chicago judge helps put accused felons back on track
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The judge is singing again. Now she’s growling. Now she’s shaking her black hair and laughing a sinister laugh. Now she encourages the public in the courtroom to chant with her: “I’m gonna lock you up, I’m gonna lock you up.”
Cleveland police say 71 people arrested overnight in protests
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Some 71 people were arrested in Cleveland overnight during protests that flared after a police officer was found not guilty in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman following a high-speed car chase in 2012, polic…
Cleveland protests erupt after officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police officer was found not guilty on Saturday in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman after a high-speed car chase in 2012, one in a series of cases that have raised questions over police conduct a…
Drenching rains force scores of rescues in Oklahoma City
(Reuters) – More than 70 people were rescued on Saturday after severe storms soaked Oklahoma during a month of record rainfall, authorities said.
After bruising safety crisis, U.S. car watchdog shows its bite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new boss – a testimony to his credentials as a safety expert and a hardening of the administration’s policy after a wav…
Motorist arrested for killing Colorado cadet, injuring officer: police
LONGMONT, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado State Patrol cadet was killed and his training officer critically injured on Saturday when a motorist they tried to stop struck them with his car, authorities said.
San Francisco police keep eye out for missing ‘Eyeball’ mask
SEATTLE (Reuters) – San Francisco police have asked people to be on the lookout for a valuable mask depicting an eyeball wearing a top hat, an artifact made famous by an avant garde rock band, saying the artwork was stolen during shipment from a Seattl…
Missouri fugitive sought in double murder killed by police
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri police shot and killed a suspect in the murder of a woman who weeks ago had escaped from a wooden box where she said the man had held her captive when he was away from home, authorities said on Saturday.
