At least one inmate stabbed in riot at Los Angeles jail
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An inmate was stabbed in a riot on Wednesday at a downtown Los Angeles jail that has been a target of complaints about excessive force, while three other inmates suffered superficial wounds, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
National Guardsman gets life sentence in case linked to ‘re-homing’
(Reuters) – An Ohio National Guardsman who participated in an underground network used to send unwanted adopted children from family to family was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for raping and sexually abusing three young girls in…
Baltimore seeks more federal aid in face of murder surge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police are seeking more federal help in the face of a sharp upturn in murders fueled by drug turf wars, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said on Wednesday.
Missing Alaska family of four died in murder-suicide: police
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Investigators have determined that four members of an Alaska family, whose remains were discovered in March after being reported missing a year ago, died in a murder-suicide, police said on Wednesday.
Iowa man charged with making online threats against Boston mosque
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Wednesday arrested an Iowa man and charged him with making online threats against a Boston mosque, including threats to shoot and kill Muslims.
NYC’s Co-op City eases rules for disabled residents to own dogs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Co-op City, the largest affordable housing cooperative in the United States, will loosen its policy against owning pets to accommodate disabled residents who require service dogs or other animals, under a federal consent decree ann…
Zara ex-lawyer sues claiming he was fired for being gay, Jewish
(Reuters) – A former attorney for Spanish fashion chain Zara filed a $40 million lawsuit on Wednesday claiming he was harassed and ultimately fired for being Jewish, American and gay.
CVS required workers to racially profile shoppers, lawsuit claims
(Reuters) – Managers at CVS Pharmacy Inc stores in New York City required loss prevention staff to racially profile shoppers and subjected minority employees to racist slurs, a lawsuit against the Rhode Island-based company claimed.
Two killed, 30 injured in Texas bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 30 others injured on Wednesday when a passenger bus crashed into a tractor trailer along a highway west of Houston, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Slain Boston man had planned to behead police officers: FBI
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man slain by law enforcement officers on Tuesday had discussed plans to behead police officers with an associate arrested the same day, according to papers filed in Boston federal court on Wednesday.
