U.S. Justice Dept. opens civil rights probe into Baltimore police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday launched an investigation into the Baltimore police department’s use of force and whether there are patterns of discriminatory policing.
Illinois governor calls for constitutional amendment
(Reuters) – Illinois’ governor Bruce Rauner said a constitutional amendment clarifying the distinction between currently earned benefits and future benefits should be part of any solution to the state’s pension problems.
Elderly Californian dies in BASE jump in Idaho
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A 73-year-old California man was killed after his parachute deployed late during a 500-foot jump from a bridge into the Snake River in Idaho, the second death there this year tied to the extreme sport of BASE jumping, authorit…
Jurors deadlocked in New York’s Etan Patz trial: defense attorney
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A jury on Friday said it was unable to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a former deli worker who confessed to killing Etan Patz, whose disappearance in 1979 changed the way the United States handles reports of missing childre…
Stowaway’s cigarette started Virginia bus fire: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stowaway smoking in the baggage compartment of a Greyhound bus caused a vehicle fire in Virginia that snarled traffic and left the man in critical condition, police said on Friday.
Pentagon says security at bases in U.S. highest in four years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has ordered security at its bases around the United States to the highest level in nearly four years, Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said on Friday.
U.S. appeals court overturns sabotage conviction against nun
(Reuters) – A U.S. appellate court on Friday overturned sabotage convictions against an elderly nun and two other peace activists for breaking into a Tennessee nuclear defense facility in 2012.
U.S. asks China to investigate cyber attack targeting U.S. sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it has asked Beijing to investigate reports that China interfered with Internet content hosted outside the country and used it to attack U.S. websites.
Cleveland man charged with killing five gets $7.5 million bond
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland man has confessed to killing five people including a woman and her unborn child at in November in exchange for prosecutors not seeking the death penalty, authorities said on Friday.
Four dead after plane crashes onto major Atlanta highway
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Four people died on Friday when the small plane they were riding in crashed on a busy Atlanta-area highway after taking off from a nearby airport, local authorities said.
