Michael Brown’s family sues Ferguson over shooting death
(Reuters) – The family of Michael Brown filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson on Thursday, seeking unspecified damages and police reforms after the black teen’s killing by a white policeman prompted a national debate on law enforc…
Ex-general, CIA chief Petraeus gets probation, $100,000 fine in leak case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a$100,000 fine but was spared prison time on Thursday after pleading guilty to mishandling classified …
Former NSA head Alexander asks agency to review patents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander has asked the U.S. intelligence agency to review patent filings by his company to make sure that they do not reveal any secrets or misappropriate any government work.
More than 90 arrested in Seattle drug crackdown: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police said they had arrested more than 90 people in a four-month crackdown on the flourishing drug market in downtown Seattle.
In Iowa for Faith & Freedom, Republican contenders face tricky balance
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – When the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition plays host to nine Republican White House hopefuls this weekend, the conservative Christian group will simply be pursuing its stated mission to “take back our state and country.”
Ex-NFL player, husband of Hope Solo, pleads to California drunken driving charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League player Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, pleaded no contest on Thursday to drunken driving charges stemming from his arrest near Los Angeles, prosecutors sa…
Colorado mom gave pot brownie to son who jumped from window: police
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman has been arrested for giving a marijuana-laced brownie to her teenage son who ate the confection and suffered serious injuries when he later jumped out of a third-story apartment window, police said on Thursday.
U.S. strike inadvertently killed U.S., Italian hostages; Obama apologizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed an American and an Italian who had been held hostage for years by the group, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
New Jersey taps former bankruptcy judge to mediate Atlantic City talks
(Reuters) – New Jersey has appointed Donald Steckroth to negotiate talks between Atlantic City and the groups involved in its restructuring process, the former bankruptcy judge said on Thursday.
Oregon mine that summoned armed guards in land dispute files appeal
MEDFORD, Ore. (Reuters) – The owners of an Oregon gold mine who called in armed activists to protect their claim amid a bitter land use dispute with the U.S. government have appealed a federal stop-work order, a mine co-owner said on Thursday.
