Los Angeles police officers deemed justified in black man’s slaying: L.A. Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles police chief and an independent watchdog have determined two patrolmen were justified in the shooting death of unarmed black man Ezell Ford last year, the L.A. Times newspaper reported on Friday, citing unidentif…
Woman seriously injured after being hit by bat
(Reuters) – A female baseball fan was struck in the head by a broken bat during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics at Boston’s Fenway Park on Friday and suffered life-threatening injuries, a Police spokeswoman said.
Data hacked from U.S. government dates back to 1985: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said on Friday, underlining the scope of one of the l…
Alaska judge refuses EPA request to throw out Pebble mine lawsuit
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by the Pebble Limited Partnership mining company that accuses the agency of acting improperly in trying to block a large cop…
Ex-Stanford execs Kuhrt, Lopez appeal convictions in Allen Stanford fraud
(Reuters) – Mark Kuhrt and Gilbert Lopez, who were convicted of helping the former Texas billionaire financier Allen Stanford swindle investors, have filed appeals challenging their convictions and sentences on multiple counts of wire fraud and conspir…
Man accused of having wife slain near Los Angeles for $500 in 1992
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder in the 1992 Los Angeles-area fatal shooting of his wife when both were teenagers, with prosecutors accusing him of paying his drug dealer $500 to stage a street robbery and commit t…
Kansas may furlough 7,000 workers due to revenue shortage
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – More than 7,000 state employees in Kansas would be furloughed on Monday if state lawmakers cannot agree on a new annual budget by midnight on Saturday, state officials said on Friday.
Jury finds Los Angeles officer guilty of assaulting handcuffed woman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A jury found a white Los Angeles police officer guilty on Friday of assault for kicking and shoving a handcuffed black woman who was in the back of a patrol car and later died after complaining that she could not breathe.
Bergdahl lawyers seek dismissal of U.S. general in desertion case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, sought on Friday to have the general overseeing the military legal proceedings disqualified from the case, citing a…
Amtrak train collides with truck in Illinois, no injuries reported
(Reuters) – An Amtrak train traveling from Texas to Chicago with 203 passengers aboard collided with a truck near Wilmington, Illinois, on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the railroad said.
