Texas man dies after setting off firework from chest
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 30-year-old postal worker in Texas has died after shooting a firework off his chest during a night out with friends, officials said on Wednesday.
Suburban Detroit police hope squirrel mug shot helps crack nut theft case
DETROIT (Reuters) – Police in the Detroit suburb of Shelby Township are hoping a social media post about a felonious squirrel will help authorities locate some 28,000 pounds of stolen snack nuts.
Three gunned down near college as killings surge in Baltimore
(Reuters) – Gunmen killed three people and wounded one overnight near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, police said on Wednesday, the latest killings in a city that has seen an upturn in homicides following the death of Freddie Gray in April.
Northwest Ohio judge refuses to perform gay marriage
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A northwest Ohio municipal judge assigned to a courtroom where civil marriages are performed refused to marry two women less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, the judge’s office confirmed on Wednesday.
U.S. issues new rule to promote racial integration in housing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday issued a new rule requiring cities to look for racial bias in their housing practices as part of a push to make neighborhoods more racially integrated.
Texas attorney general’s name appears in SEC probe of tech firm
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The name of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing a grand jury probe in the state for suspected securities fraud, appears in a federal court document as a major investor in a Dallas-area firm in a U.S. Securities and Excha…
Cyber attack on U.S. power grid could cost economy $1 trillion: report
LONDON (Reuters) – A cyber attack which shuts down parts of the United States’ power grid could cost as much as $1 trillion to the U.S. economy, according to a report published on Wednesday.
Subway suspends pitchman Jared Fogle as police search his Indiana home
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (Reuters) – Authorities conducted a day-long search inside the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, two months after the executive director of Fogle’s foundation was arrested on federal child pornograp…
New York governor to name special prosecutor for killings by police
(Reuters) – New York will appoint a special prosecutor to handle investigations when civilians are killed during confrontations with police, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
New York program aims to improve ties between police, teens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police and teenagers from some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods came together on Tuesday at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater for an event designed to build mutual respect and improve their frayed relationship.
