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.
Boston bombing victims recall day of pain, chaos, grief
BOSTON (Reuters) – Celeste Corcoran was hurled into the air by a bomb at the Boston Marathon finish line two years ago. Gillian Reny saw blood gushing from her legs and wondered if she would survive. William Campbell waited hours for his daughter to em…
DEA chief to step down, Congress probes sex party leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief will step down within weeks, the Obama administration said on Tuesday, as a congressional panel planned to examine whether DEA agents divulged secrets at sex parties that Colombian…
Seattle man charged with burning girlfriend previously arrested in gasoline attack
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man charged with dousing his girlfriend with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire outside her Seattle home had previously been arrested for drenching a woman and her five-year-old son with gasoline, court officials said on T…
New Jersey rabbis convicted in forced divorce scheme
(Reuters) – Three Orthodox Jewish rabbis were convicted in New Jersey on Tuesday of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in a scheme to force men to grant divorces to their unhappy wives under Jewish law.
Death toll rises to two in massive Wyoming traffic pileup
(Reuters) – The death toll from a massive Wyoming traffic pileup climbed to two on Tuesday as one lane of a federal highway remained closed for a second day after collisions that involved 64 vehicles and injured dozens, authorities said.
Milwaukee to pay $6.5 million to man wrongly convicted of murder
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A man, who spent 13 years in prison before DNA tests exonerated him of the murder of a teenage runaway, will receive $6.5 million from Milwaukee under an agreement approved on Tuesday unanimously by city lawmakers.
Justice Department probing Louisiana police over detentions
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating two Louisiana police departments on suspicion of engaging in a pattern of wrongly detaining people while conducting criminal investigations, the agency announced on Tuesday.
Horseman beaten by California county lawmen to be paid $650,000
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Officials in a Southern California county said on Tuesday they would pay $650,000 to a man whose beating by sheriff’s deputies following a failed getaway by horseback was caught on videotape, prompting an FBI investigation.
San Francisco board approves wild animal performance ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Performances by wild and exotic animals, from the circus big top to movie and television sets, will soon be banned in San Francisco under an ordinance given final approval on Tuesday by the city’s Board of Supervisors.
