Mormon church to make available records of 4 million freed slaves
(Reuters) – The Mormon Church will lead efforts to index records of about 4 million former slaves and their families in the hope of connecting African Americans with their Civil War-era ancestors, the Utah-based faith said on Friday.
Church shootings put spotlight on South Carolina prosecutor again
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the second time in two weeks, South Carolina prosecutor Scarlett Wilson finds herself at the center of a racially charged murder case generating national headlines, after the shooting of nine black men and women at a historic c…
Cincinnati officer killed by suspect who called police himself
(Reuters) – A 27-year veteran of Cincinnati’s police department was fatally shot on Friday morning in a struggle with a suspect who twice called 911 to report a man with a gun acting erratically and described himself, police said.
Japanese tourist dies hiking at Grand Canyon in hot weather
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 36-year-old Japanese tourist has died from apparent heat-related complications while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park amid scorching temperatures, a park official said on Friday.
Families of South Carolina church massacre victims offer forgiveness
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – As the young white man charged with murdering nine people inside an historic black church in South Carolina stood blankly silent during a court hearing on Friday, relatives of slain worshippers addressed him one by one, off…
In South Carolina, shootings reignite debate over Confederate flag
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The shooting of nine black churchgoers in Charleston this week has revived demands that South Carolina stop flying the Confederate flag on the state house grounds, an issue that still divides residents of a state haunted by its leg…
Man accused of dismembering New Orleans dancer testifies at trial
GRETNA, La. (Reuters) – The case of a man accused in the 2012 murder and dismemberment of a New Orleans nightclub dancer went to a jury on Friday after the man testified he did not commit the crime.
Oklahoma group files petition for grand jury probe of sheriff
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – An Oklahoma activist group submitted a petition on Friday aimed at compelling a grand jury investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, under scrutiny since a white part-time sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a black suspe…
Honda confirms eighth death linked to Takata airbags
(Reuters) – Honda Motor Co’s U.S. unit said on Friday it has linked the September 2014 death of a woman in Los Angeles, California, to the rupture of a Takata airbag inflator, bringing to eight the number of fatalities related to defective Takata airba…
Colorado movie massacre trial prosecution wraps up case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A woman whose six-year-old daughter and unborn child were killed in the Colorado movie theater massacre in 2012 gave a heartrending account on Friday of the shooting, as prosecutors wrapped up their case against gunman Jam…
