U.S. Somali recruiter not dead, still active in Syria: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Somali-American who joined Islamic State as a fighter is alive and still trying to recruit young men from Minnesota to join him, law enforcement officials and a Somali community leader said, despite a report that he might have …
DEA chief expected to resign soon: CBS, CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to resign soon following recent revelations that agents had engaged in “sex parties” with prostitutes in Colombia, television news outlets CBS and CNN reported on T…
Atlanta test-cheating case judge may reconsider harshest sentences
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three former Atlanta public school administrators who received the stiffest prison terms among educators convicted in a test cheating scandal involving thousands of students could see their sentences reduced next week.
Oklahoma reserve deputy pleads not guilty in shooting death
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma reserve deputy pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in the death of a man he said he accidentally shot with a gun instead of a Taser, a Tulsa County District Court clerk said on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania judge to rule on releasing video of police shooting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday considered publicly releasing a graphic video that may shed light on the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a police officer during an attempted traffic stop in February.
Trial begins for three Florida band members in hazing death of drum major
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Three former members of the Florida A&M University marching band members went on trial on Tuesday for manslaughter and felony hazing in the 2011 death of a drum major.
U.S. top court curbs police drug-sniffing dogs in routine traffic stops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday placed a new limit on when police can use drug-sniffing dogs, ruling the dogs cannot be employed after a routine traffic stop has been completed if there is no reasonable suspicion about the pres…
Alabama woman joins Islamic State in Syria: media
(Reuters) – A 20-year-old woman from a Birmingham, Alabama suburb has left the United States to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria, local broadcaster WIAT reported on Monday.
U.S. couple found guilty of ‘sadistic’ Bali suitcase murder
DENPASAR (Reuters) – An Indonesian court found a young U.S. couple guilty on Tuesday of murdering the woman’s mother and stuffing her battered body into a suitcase on the resort island of Bali.
Amnesty International condemns U.S. failure to act on torture report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama’s administration of granting “de facto amnesty” to people involved in a CIA program that detained and tortured militants captured after the Sept. 11 attacks on the U…
