Trial opens for Chicago police officer in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter went on trial on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old black woman that became part of the national debate over police use of deadly force, especially against …
Disabled man may be released from Connecticut prison after court ruling
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A disabled man who has spent a quarter century in prison for rape and murder is expected to be released on Friday after Connecticut’s highest court questioned his confession and ruled he had been deprived of a fair trial.
Gunman barricaded after shooting guard at U.S. Census Bureau in Maryland
(Reuters) – A gunman is believed to have barricaded himself inside the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Maryland after shooting a security guard at one of the outside gates on Thursday evening, a fire official said.
Texas executes man who killed two in convenience store robbery
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Thursday executed a man who fatally shot a convenience store customer and a responding police officer during a 2002 robbery, a prisons spokesman said.
Activists want to remove California judge over abuse case sentence
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) – Activists including O.J. Simpson’s former sister-in-law launched a bid on Thursday to recall a California judge over what they say was an unconscionably light sentence he gave to a man convicted of sexually abusing a 3-yea…
Flooding, ice close highway to Alaska’s North Slope oilfields
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Alaska’s lone road to North Slope oilfield operations has been shut for days while emergency crews divert flood waters from an adjacent river and oil companies fly provisions to the Arctic region, state and company officials said on …
Trial opens for Chicago police officer in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter went on trial on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old black woman that became part of the national debate over police use of deadly force, especially against …
New video shows South Carolina man fleeing traffic stop before shooting
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A video captured by a South Carolina police cruiser’s dashboard camera surfaced on Thursday showing a black man fleeing after what appears to be a routine traffic stop by a white officer who would eventually pursue an…
California regulators defend farmers’ access to water in drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The administration of California Governor Jerry Brown hit back on Thursday against criticism that its drought conservation mandates apply to consumers but do not include the state’s $45 billion agriculture business.
Washington blackout highlighted aging electrical grid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fact that a severed transmission line in Maryland could cut power to much of the nation’s capital became the latest warning sign that the country’s aging electrical grid can’t meet modern demands.
