Detroit suburb to pay $1.4 million to settle police beating suit
INKSTER, Mich. (Reuters) – A black Detroit man testified in criminal court on Thursday against the white police officer charged with beating him during a traffic stop, a day after he reached a $1.4 million settlement in his civil lawsuit against the ci…
Historic red Pegasus flies again in Dallas, complete with oil rig
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 1934 red neon Pegasus, a familiar emblem of Mobil Oil, has been lit up once again in Dallas, restoring a symbol of a city known for its close association with the oil business that had been locked away for a decade and a half.
U.S. President Obama visits family of journalist slain by ISIS
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met on Thursday with the family of American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was beheaded last year by Islamic State militants.
FBI launches probe into theft of U.S. taxpayer information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI said on Thursday it had begun looking into the illegal access of the tax-return information of about 100,000 people disclosed by the Internal Revenue Service earlier this week.
U.S. charges 15 Chinese nationals in college exam fraud scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fifteen Chinese nationals have been charged with developing a fraud scheme in which they paid impostors to take entrance exams, including the SAT, and gained acceptance to elite American colleges and universities, the U.S. Depart…
University of North Carolina to remove Ku Klux Klan leader’s name from building
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A post-Civil War era Ku Klux Klan leader’s name will be stripped from a campus building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after a vote by the school’s board of trustees on Thursday.
U.S. FCC looks to expand phone subsidy to cover Internet access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. communications regulator wants to expand a government phone subsidy program to include helping low-income Americans pay for Internet access, according to a proposal disclosed on Thursday.
Man pleas guilty in Chicago-area air control center fire
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area man pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges of setting fire to a major air traffic control center in September, an incident that snarled flights across the country for days, the Department of Justice said.
U.S. Army chief says no human error seen in anthrax mishap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. personnel working at an Army facility in Utah appeared to follow correctly all the outlined procedures to inactivate anthrax before they mistakenly shipped off live samples of the deadly bacteria, the Army’s top general said…
A margarita too far: Miami Beach bans late night outdoor liquor
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Last call is coming earlier than usual at some outdoor bars and restaurants on Miami Beach as the tourist city tries to clean up its image by banning alcohol sales at sidewalk cafes after 2 a.m.
