U.S. Marshals Service reviewing incident of deputy smashing citizen’s phone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service is reviewing an incident after a video posted on the Internet appeared to show one of its deputies snatching away and smashing the cell phone of a woman who was filming police and federal agents making …
FBI, local prosecutors raid California city’s government offices
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Local prosecutors and FBI agents raided city government offices in Beaumont, California, and the premises of a management consulting firm that has worked with the city on Wednesday as part of an investigation that authorities de…
Streets near White House closed due to suspicious package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Streets near the White House were shut down temporarily on Wednesday because of a suspicious package, but the area has since been cleared, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Officer who shot Washington state farm worker had aided him in house fire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – One of three police officers who fatally shot a Mexican orchard worker in Washington state after he pelted them with rocks had come to the immigrant’s aid during a house fire weeks before the February slaying, police said on Wednesd…
Mother of ex-NFL star’s murder victim to pursue civil suit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of the semiprofessional football player murdered by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez said on Wednesday that she would resume her wrongful death civil suit against the ex-NFL star.
Transgender teen gets South Carolina to change driver’s license policy
(Reuters) – South Carolina’s motor vehicles agency will change its driver’s license photo policy as part of a settlement reached with a transgender teenager who was required to remove her makeup for her picture last year, lawyers said on Wednesday.
U.S. top court makes it easier for people to sue the government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for people to sue the federal government by ruling in favor of plaintiffs in two separate cases including one involving a Hong Kong woman who was strip-searched while in immigrat…
In Illinois, the pain of budget cuts stings daily life
CHICAGO (Reuters) – No one answers the Illinois Tobacco Quitline’s telephone anymore.
Deputy blames Arizona sheriff for disobeying court over immigration sweeps
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A former supervisor in Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s human smuggling unit said on Tuesday that the controversial lawman was responsible for disobeying a court’s order that effectively shut down his high-profile immigration sweeps.
Crowds protest death of man after arrest by Baltimore police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Baltimore on Tuesday to protest the death of a 27-year-old black man who died after being arrested by local police.
