Judge approves settlement to prevent excessive force at L.A. jails
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A court-appointed panel will oversee a plan to prevent excessive use of force by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies at two large downtown jails, under a settlement of a federal lawsuit given final approval on Monda…
Uber driver charged with assault on bicyclist in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A driver for the ride-sharing service Uber was charged with felony assault on Monday over accusations he ran over a bicyclist in retaliation for an altercation near the bustling Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, authorities said.
Oregon miners call for peaceful protest after enlisting armed guards
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Owners of a gold mining claim in southern Oregon who enlisted armed activists to guard the mine amid a land dispute with the federal government plan a peaceful protest this week but want to avoid a standoff.
Judge finds Chicago police officer not guilty in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Monday found Chicago police officer Dante Servin not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, saying there was no evidence he acted recklessly when he killed Rekia Boyd, 22, in an off-duty shooting in 2012.
Oklahoma sheriff apologizes for fatal shooting by reserve deputy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz apologized on Monday to the family of an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by a white reserve deputy who has said he mistakenly pulled his gun instead of a Taser.
Six Minnesota men charged with conspiring to support Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged six young Somali-American men from Minnesota with planning to join Islamic State and fight for the militant group in Syria, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota said on Monday.
Utah mother sentenced to 15 years to life for murdering six newborns
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) – A Utah mother who pleaded guilty to murdering six of her newborn infants over the course of a decade was sentenced on Monday to 15 years to life in prison.
Prosecutor ties Connecticut reputed mobster to Boston art heist
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – An reputed mobster arrested last week on gun charges told an undercover FBI agent he had access to world-renowned masterpieces stolen 25 years ago in the biggest art heist in U.S. history, a federal prosecutor said on Monday….
Iowa reports biggest U.S. outbreak of bird flu in poultry
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency….
Utah mother sentenced to 15 years to life for murdering six newborn infants
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) – A Utah mother who pleaded guilty to murdering six of her newborn infants over the course of a decade was sentenced on Monday to 15 years to life in prison.
