NYC police union head faces election challenges as voting deadline nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police officers are voting this week on whether to extend the 16-year reign of Patrick Lynch as their union leader or heed critics who have said his confrontational style is out of sync with the prevailing climate in …
Sheriff concludes probe of Cleveland police shooting of 12-year-old
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An investigation into the police shooting death of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy has been completed and transferred to the county prosecutor, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department said on Wednesday, without revealing any conclusi…
Tennessee to seek death penalty in killing of nursing student Holly Bobo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee prosecutors said on Wednesday they would seek the death penalty for the three men charged with the kidnapping and murder of nursing student Holly Bobo, who disappeared in 2011, and whose remains were found about t…
Hedge fund boss Paulson gives Harvard record $400 million
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Harvard University, which has educated many of the world’s wealthiest investors, is now getting its biggest single gift from one them – a $400 million donation from Wall Street hedge fund investor John Paulson.
Atlanta police officer accused of letting murder suspect escape
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An Atlanta police officer accused of allowing a murder suspect to escape a blockade has been arrested and suspended without pay, authorities said on Wednesday.
New Hampshire man wanted for 2014 double murder nabbed in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A man who landed on the U.S. Marshals Service’s most-wanted list for the slayings of his parents in New Hampshire last year was captured in Florida on Wednesday after an anonymous tipster recognized him from news reports, authorities said.
Two men plead guilty to Ferguson, Missouri, bomb plot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Two men pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to conspiring to blow up public buildings and police vehicles during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, last year, prosecutors said.
California school won’t ban Native American student’s feather
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California school district, facing a civil rights lawsuit, has agreed to drop its objection to a Native American student wearing an eagle feather at his high school graduation ceremony in the city of Clovis, officials said on …
Pentagon: 51 labs in 17 states, three nations got suspected live anthrax samples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday that 51 labs in 17 U.S. states and three foreign countries have received suspected live samples of anthrax – a larger number than previously disclosed – and that the number may rise as an investigat…
Four Texas family members suspected of beating 14-year-old to abort baby
DALLAS (Reuters) – Four members of a Texas family have been arrested on suspicion of beating a 14-year-old relative to induce an abortion two years ago after she had been raped by a member of the family, Dallas police said on Wednesday.
