Jury decides Chicago police shooting of black teen was justified
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A civil trial jury ruled on Tuesday that a Chicago police officer did not use unjustified force in the 2011 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man.
Prostitute pleads guilty in Google executive’s heroin death
(Reuters) – A prostitute charged with killing a Google executive by injecting him with heroin on his yacht off the California coast pleaded guilty on Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter, court officials said.
Former security guard accused of aiding Kentucky bourbon theft ring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A former security guard for a Kentucky distillery was indicted on Tuesday for looking the other way while thieves stole rare bourbons and other expensive whiskeys, prosecutors said.
Montana teen fatally shoots friend in case of mistaken identity, police say
(Reuters) – A Montana teenager fatally shot his 15-year-old friend after mistaking him for an intruder when the boy threw a rock at his bedroom window in the predawn hours and then stuck his head through it, police said on Tuesday.
Conductor hurt in Philadelphia train derailment sues Amtrak
(Reuters) – A conductor critically injured in last week’s deadly train derailment in Philadelphia has sued Amtrak, accusing the publicly funded passenger rail company of negligence, his lawyer said on Tuesday, adding to a string of lawsuits since the c…
Military identifies U.S. Marine killed in Hawaii training accident
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine killed when a military aircraft made a “hard landing” during a training exercise in Hawaii was identified on Tuesday as a 24-year-old from Spokane, Washington.
Washington is fittest U.S. city; Americans’ sloth rises: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington, D.C., again tops the list of the fittest U.S. cities, followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul and San Diego, although Americans are exercising less overall, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Airbnb faces setback as San Francisco may limit length of stays
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco may become the second California city in a month to limit length of stays arranged by accommodation services like Airbnb, which matches people wishing to rent out all or part of their homes to temporary guests.
Utah high school excludes students in special needs program from yearbook
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah high school has drawn criticism from parents of students who attend a special needs program at the school after it left them out of the school’s 2015 yearbook, both sides said on Tuesday.
Philip Morris urges Illinois court to toss $10 billion smokers’ verdict
(Reuters) – A $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA over misleading consumers about the safety of “light” cigarettes should be overturned, lawyers for the company argued in the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday.
