Deputy U.S. marshal shot dead in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A deputy U.S. marshal was killed in Louisiana on Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with a fugitive wanted in connection with a double homicide, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Madison police shooting forces liberal city to look at race gap
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – The fatal police shooting of an unarmed biracial teen in Madison, Wisconsin, has cast a light on the divide between the liberal whites that dominate the university city and its black residents, who said this week they feel mar…
Use of force questioned in police killing of unarmed Georgia man
TUCKER, Ga. (Reuters) – Georgia state police were investigating on Tuesday the shooting death of an unarmed, black, naked man by a white police officer in an Atlanta suburb, with reports of the man’s erratic behavior leading to questions about unnecess…
Houston Ship Channel remains partially shut: U.S. Coast Guard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel will remain partially halted until salvage ships retrieve an anchor that broke off a bulk carrier that collided with a tanker on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
University of Oklahoma expels two leaders of racist singing
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The University of Oklahoma has expelled two students for playing a leadership role in singing a racist song at a fraternity-linked event that was captured on video and viewed worldwide, the school’s president said on Tuesday.
Rail industry pushes White House to ease oil train safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. rail industry is pushing the White House to drop a requirement that oil trains adopt an advanced braking system, a cornerstone of a national safety plan that will soon govern shipments of crude across the country.
Accused murderer of missing NY boy is mentally ill: psychiatrist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A psychiatrist testified on Tuesday in defense of a former grocery store worker accused of murdering a New York City boy in 1979, saying the defendant has a mental illness that makes him unable to distinguish between hallucinations…
U.S. hate groups on decline but extremist violence persists, study finds
(Reuters) – The number of hate groups in the United States declined by 17 percent in 2014 as compared to the year before, though violent acts by domestic extremists have not abated, a report released on Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center found….
Seattle police chief to revamp leadership amid shift on use of force
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s chief of police will replace all four of her assistant chiefs in a management shake-up, a department spokesman said on Tuesday, a move that comes amid changes to department rules on the use of force.
U.S. judge allows Ten Commandments to remain at Oklahoma Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. judge dismissed a case on Tuesday filed by an atheist group that was seeking to remove a Ten Commandments monument from Oklahoma State Capitol grounds, saying the plaintiffs failed to show standing to bring the suit.
