Rescuers find California father, children missing after camping trip
(Reuters) – A Northern California man and his two young children have been found safe two days after they failed to return home from a family camping trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said on Friday.
Delaware police release video of white officer kicking black suspect
(Reuters) – Police in Delaware have released video from a 2013 incident showing a black suspect being kicked in the face by a white officer who has been charged with assault.
Los Angeles police chief, union at odds over homeless man’s slaying
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers has lashed out at LAPD Chief Charlie Beck for comments suggesting that the police slaying of an unarmed man during a scuffle in Venice Beach was unjustified.
Man found guilty of murder in 1995 kidnapping and stabbing in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man was convicted of murder on Thursday in a 1995 kidnapping and stabbing that gained international attention when his accomplice, who had become a professor in Europe, was arrested three years ago.
U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore’s police department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore’s police department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
California father, two children missing after camping trip
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rescuers were searching on Thursday for a Northern California man and his two young children after they failed to return home from a family camping trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said.
Oregon considers ending self-serve gas ban in rural areas
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon, one of only two U.S. states where drivers cannot legally pump their own gasoline, is considering a bill that would allow for some self-serve stations, mostly in rural areas, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Judges to review arrests by California officers in racist texts scandal
(Reuters) – San Francisco’s district attorney has appointed three retired judges to review the integrity of 3,000 arrests involving more than a dozen police officers who engaged in racist and homophobic text messages, his office said on Thursday.
FBI warned local police gunman had interest in Texas cartoon event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at a weekend exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that one of the gunmen who launched the failed attack was interested in the event, FBI Direc…
