Baltimore police vow full probe of black man’s death while in custody
(Reuters) – Baltimore police vowed on Monday to make a full and swift probe of the death of a black suspect who suffered spinal injuries after white officers arrested him, the latest incident to raise questions about the treatment of minorities by U.S….
Haitian drug trafficker has sentence slashed for cooperation
MIAMI (Reuters) – A convicted Haitian drug trafficker whose allegations of government corruption contributed to the ouster of former President Jean Bertrand Aristide, is set to be released from prison after his 27-year sentence was cut in half, his law…
Six Minnesota men charged with conspiring to support Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged six Somali-American young 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.
White House fence jumper pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California man who jumped the White House fence pleaded not guilty to unlawful entry in a Washington courtroom on Monday.
U.S. tightens airport worker screening after gun smuggling arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. airport workers will be subject to extra security screening under new rules prompted by the December 2014 arrest of a baggage handler in Atlanta on gun smuggling charges, federal authorities said on Monday.
Oklahoma teen faces life term for killing Australian man out of ‘boredom’
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A teenager convicted of fatally shooting an Australian jogger in 2013 out of boredom faces life in prison without the chance of parole after he is sentenced in June, Oklahoma prosecutors said on Monday.
U.S. court hears Chevron’s fraud claims in $9.5 billion Ecuador dispute
(Reuters) – Chevron Corp urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to uphold a ruling finding that an American lawyer used corrupt means to secure a $9.5 billion pollution judgment in Ecuador.A lawyer for Chevron told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals i…
U.S. says FBI head did not intend to suggest Poland role in Holocaust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey did not intend to suggest in an article last week that Poland was responsible for the Holocaust during World War Two, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday after Washington’s ambassador was summon…
Justices weigh white supremacist’s challenge to sentencing law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether part of a tough federal criminal sentencing law should be struck down for being overly broad as the justices heard an appeal by a Minnesota white supremacist sentenced to 15 years in pr…
African marathoners tops at Boston two years after bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa finished first in the Boston Marathon on Monday, reclaiming the top spot in a race he last won two years ago when it was struck by a deadly bombing attack.
