Ferguson, Missouri elects two black city councillors
(Reuters) – Residents elected a black man and a black woman to Ferguson’s city council on Tuesday in the Missouri city’s first municipal election since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen, triggering months of sometimes violent pr…
Mommy blogger faces life in prison for NY son’s salt-poisoning murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suburban New York woman convicted of poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt so that she could bask in social media attention could be sentenced to life in prison when she appears at a state court on Wednesday.
Texas judge refuses to lift block on Obama immigration plan
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas has refused to lift a temporary block on a White House immigration plan that would have shielded millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, court documents show.
White South Carolina policeman charged with murdering black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away after a traffic stop and died a…
Power line break puts out the lights in Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A power line broke loose at an electrical substation near Washington on Tuesday, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the U.S. Capitol for hours.
Rand Paul criticizes fellow Republicans as he launches White House bid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused his fellow Republicans on Tuesday of contributing to Washington’s dysfunction, launching a 2016 White House bid with a vow to shatter the status quo and defend individual freedoms.
Sanctions, higher costs considered under California drought plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s cities and towns would be required to cut their water usage by up to 35 percent or face steep fines under proposed new rules released Tuesday, the state’s first-ever mandatory cutbacks in urban water use amid…
Connecticut study finds black drivers stopped more than whites
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Black automobile drivers in Connecticut are stopped by police at far higher rates than white drivers and by a very wide margin in several places, according to a study released on Tuesday.
White South Carolina police officer faces murder charge over shooting of black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder over the shooting death of a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him, local authorities said on Tuesday, with the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department …
U.S. online ban of militant Muslim preacher ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Michigan-based Islamist preacher whose online sermons have been a leading source of inspiration for foreign fighters in Syria is free to return to social media after restrictions on his Internet use lapsed.
