Police shooting of Southern California college debater sparks anger
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California police say an officer fatally shot an unarmed man who was high on drugs and threatening to attack, sparking anger from the man’s family and friends who describe him as an accomplished college debater who simp…
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation to probe shooting by reserve deputy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said on Monday it would investigate the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, which has been under scrutiny since a reserve sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a suspect in April.
Muslim woman says she faced discrimination on United-linked flight
(Reuters) – A social media campaign gained strength on Monday for a Muslim chaplain at Northwestern University who said she was denied an unopened can of soda on a United Airlines-affiliated carrier after a flight attendant told her it could be used as…
U.S. top court sides with immigrant deported for drugs in sock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an immigrant from Tunisia who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge for concealing pills in a sock he was wearing cannot be deported for the offense.
U.S., Qatar continue to discuss safeguards for ex-Taliban detainees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Qatar continue to discuss details regarding long-term safeguards for detainees transferred to the Middle Eastern country from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention camp last year, at White House spokesman said o…
U.S. Congress intern arrested for trying to bring gun into office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An intern for a Kansas congresswoman was arrested on Capitol Hill on Monday when he tried to bring an unloaded handgun to work, according to a police spokeswoman.
Lockheed F-35s get first role in major military exercise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet will drop weapons and take part in a major U.S. military exercise this week for the first time, another milestone for the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, Air Force officials said Monday…
Medicare paid doctors $90 billion in 2013, up 17 percent: officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans, paid physicians $90 billion in 2013, up 17 percent from $77 billion in 2012, U.S. healthcare officials reported on Monday.
Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos, son plead not guilty in corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges the politician pressured companies doing business with the state to give his son hundreds of thousands of dollars in jobs …
Chicago schools chief resigns amid federal probe
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett has resigned amid a federal probe into a contract the district awarded to her previous employer, the mayor’s office said on Monday.
