Man arrested in massive Los Angeles arson fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 56-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a massive fire late last year that destroyed a Los Angeles apartment complex under construction and damaged three nearby buildings, police said on Wednesday…
Wisconsin judge to rule in August on Slenderman trial venue
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge said on Wednesday he will decide in August whether one of two girls accused of stabbing a classmate 19 times to please the fictional character Slenderman will face trial in juvenile or adult court.
Justice Department to train police in Washington city after farmworker’s slaying
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will provide training to police in a Washington city where officers shot dead a Mexican farmworker in February, as law enforcement tries to rebuild trust in the majority Hispanic community, the federal ag…
South Carolina policeman indicted in shooting death of unarmed black man
CHARLESTON, S.C (Reuters) – A grand jury in South Carolina indicted a white police officer on Wednesday on a felony charge of firing his weapon into a vehicle while it was occupied, killing an unarmed black man.
Hundreds evacuated in Texas after storms leave at least 15 dead
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as storms bringing torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been killed in weather-related incidents this week,…
Obama administration will not seek Supreme Court stay on immigration action block
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an appellate court ruling that President Barack Obama’s move to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation should remain on hold, a spokesman sai…
Heightened Islamic State threat requires surveillance action: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The threat of Islamic State to the national security of the United States has heightened in the last two weeks, making it critical for Congress to renew surveillance authority, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednes…
U.S. military mistakenly ships live anthrax to labs in 9 states
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, U.S. officials said …
Marijuana grower who started California wildfire gets more than six years
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A worker at an illicit marijuana growing operation in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains who admitted starting a 2014 wildfire that caused more than $6.5 million in damage was sentenced to more than six years in federal pris…
Colorado cinema gunman’s writings show murder plans, musings
CENTENNIAL, Colo., (Reuters) – A journal that Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes wrote before he opened fire inside a packed theater contains his plans to commit a mass killing, interspersed with personal musings and philosophical questions, a documen…
