Texas trooper violated policy stopping woman who died in jail: agency
(Reuters) – A Texas trooper violated protocol during a traffic stop of a woman who was jailed and days later found dead in her cell in what a local sheriff’s department said was an apparent suicide, officials said.
Cobra that may have killed Texas owner found dead
(Reuters) – A cobra that may have fatally bitten its owner in Austin, Texas, was found dead on a service road early Friday, authorities said.
California man wins $25K in contest to encourage voter turnout
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man received a check for $25,000 on Friday just for voting.
One killed, four rescued in Alaska plane crash
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – One person was killed and four were rescued from rugged terrain in Alaska on Friday after a small plane crashed during a short flight from Juneau to a nearby island, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Wildfire overruns packed California freeway, burns cars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A fast-moving brush fire in the Southern California foothills overran a packed freeway in a mountain pass on Friday, destroying four structures and torching 20 vehicles as drivers abandoned their cars and scrambled to safety.
Residents sue Seattle to block city haulers from snooping into trash
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle is violating constitutional guarantees of privacy and due process in allowing garbage collectors to inspect refuse bins to gauge a home’s compliance with the city’s strict trash-sorting rules, residents said in a lawsuit thi…
Family, supporters mark anniversary of New York chokehold death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Family and supporters on Friday marked the anniversary of the police killing of Eric Garner with rallies and vigils demanding police reforms and justice in the controversial case.
U.S. Marines nearing F-35B combat readiness declaration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps’ top aviator flew to an Arizona air base this week as part of a final effort to certify the combat-readiness of an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B fighter jets, their pilots and technicians…
Ex-mail carrier pleads guilty to charges he delivered heroin in Hawaii
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Hawaii has pleaded guilty to charges he distributed heroin in the mail in exchange for receiving some of the drug for himself, court records showed.
Maine police capture man suspected of killing two, wounding three
(Reuters) – Police captured a registered sex offender in northern Maine on Friday suspected of killing two people, wounding three others and abducting a 22-year-old woman, authorities said.
