Manhunt for two New York prison escapees focuses on nearby woods
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of law enforcement agents hunting for two upstate New York prison escapees focused their search on Thursday on a heavily wooded area just a few miles from the maximum security facility where they broke out last week, polic…
Virginia officer indicted over fatal shooting of mentally ill black man
(Reuters) – A Virginia police officer was indicted by a special grand jury on Thursday over the killing of a mentally ill black man last summer, officials said.
Florida officer shoots homeless man in front of children: newspaper
(Reuters) – A Florida police officer fatally shot a homeless black man who was carrying a pipe at a park in front of dozens of children on Thursday, according to the Miami Herald newspaper.
In Minnesota, high employment and weak wages show Fed’s quandary
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – By all rights wages should be soaring in Minnesota, a Midwestern state that boasts one of the best educated and well-paid workforces in the United States and where the unemployment rate stands at a 14-year low.
Exclusive: Two Zodiac aero plants in U.S. show why delays persist
SANTA MARIA, California (Reuters) – At a Zodiac Aerospace seat factory in the small town of Santa Maria north of Los Angeles, workers on the assembly line frequently sit idle, waiting for parts to arrive.
‘Grand Ole Opry’ star Jim Ed Brown dead at 81
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Jim Ed Brown, a star on the “Grand Ole Opry” radio program for more than a half-century, died on Thursday night in a Nashville-area hospital at the age of 81.
Rhode Island man arrested in connection with terror probe: CBS
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a terrorism-related investigation that led law enforcement officers to shoot a suspect dead in Boston after he approached them with a large knife last week, CBS Boston reported….
Alaska passes budget to avoid partial government shutdown
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Thursday rescinded his plan to furlough more than 10,000 state employees after state lawmakers reached a $5 billion budget agreement, avoiding a partial government shutdown from July 1.
Gap widens between blacks, whites over view of U.S. race relations: Gallup
(Reuters) – The gap between black and white Americans over whether race relations is the biggest U.S. problem is wider than it has been in any year since the period from 2002 to 2007, a survey released on Thursday showed.
No charges against black Virginia college student in bloody arrest
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia prosecutor said on Thursday he will not pursue misdemeanor charges against a black college student whose arrest and rough handling by white officers prompted the governor to order a state police investigation.
