Satisfaction over prospect of accused U.S. killer Durst facing justice
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – (This story corrects to local authorities, not Durst, seeking jail transfer in graf 16)
Texas teen arrested for ‘terroristic’ threat made on school
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas teenager was arrested for placing a threat on social media to launch a mass shooting at a Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, officials said.
No charges for police who shot dead Florida man in 2011
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida prosecutors won’t seek charges against a dozen police officers who unleashed a hail of bullets that killed a fleeing black man and injured four bystanders on a crowded South Beach street during Memorial Day Weekend celebrations in 2011.
U.S. reports outbreak of low-pathogenic bird flu in California: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States reported an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 bird flu on a turkey farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.
University of Houston suspends fraternity, members over hazing
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The University of Houston has suspended a chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity and five of its members over a suspected hazing incident the school described as a criminal act.
Three dead, four hurt in shooting at northern California market
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and four hurt during an apparent drive-by shooting at a corner store in northern California on Tuesday night, police said.
Nevada lawmaker wants medical marijuana for pets
(Reuters) – A Nevada lawmaker proposed a bill in the state legislature on Tuesday that would grant ailing pets access to medical marijuana.
San Francisco police shoot dead woman who drove car at officers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two plainclothes San Francisco police officers shot and killed a woman on Tuesday evening after she drove her car at them, ran into parked cars, and veered onto the sidewalk, police said.
California police investigate body of man stuffed in freezer
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police in the San Francisco-area city of Napa discovered a man’s body inside an apartment freezer on Tuesday, officials said.
Arizona lawman Arpaio agrees to sanctions for civil contempt
(Reuters) – Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who bills himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” and his chief deputy offered on Tuesday to accept civil sanctions for contempt of court, ahead of a hearing next month in a federal court in Phoenix.
