New U.S. defense chief presses lawmakers for boost in funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned lawmakers on Tuesday that continuing cuts to U.S. defense spending were causing “corrosive damage to our national security” and he urged them to back the president’s request for a big boost in …
Justice Department finds racial bias in Ferguson police practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has concluded that the Ferguson, Missouri, police department routinely engages in racially biased practices, a law enforcement official familiar with the department’s findings said on Tuesday.
Texas defense lawyers seek appeal for ‘American Sniper’ conviction
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for the man convicted of murdering Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the movie “American Sniper,” have filed a notice of appeal with a Texas court, court officials s…
Man tried to bribe deputies after fatal Arizona crash: police
(Reuters) – A 21-year-old man tried to bribe sheriff’s deputies in Arizona with a wad of cash after crashing his car in a fiery, rollover collision that killed a 27-year-old woman in the passenger seat, authorities said.
Homeless man shot dead by LAPD had served time for bank robbery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A homeless man whose fatal shooting by Los Angeles police stirred an uproar among civil rights activists and fellow skid row residents was a convicted bank robber paroled from federal prison last year, according to a law-enforce…
Three accidental shootings of Texas children prompt gun safety calls
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The shooting deaths of three youngsters after unattended guns ended up in the hands of children in the Houston area in the past five days have prompted calls by some in Texas to re-examine gun safety in homes.
Virginia’s Sweet Briar to close, part of drop in U.S. women’s colleges
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s cash-strapped Sweet Briar College will close at the end of the summer, administrators said on Tuesday, part of a sharp decline in the number of U.S. women’s schools.
Ex-CIA chief Petraeus to plead guilty, admits giving mistress secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified information, with the retired four-star general admitting to giving eight “black books” full of such data to a military mistress who was writ…
At least 15 Washington students exposed to pepper spray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 15 students were exposed to pepper spray at a Washington school on Tuesday and treated for minor injuries, city officials said.
FEMA settles first wave of NY, NJ Sandy insurance litigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal disaster relief officials have settled with a first swath of Hurricane Sandy victims who were denied insurance claims or underpaid for property damage caused by the historic 2012 storm, attorneys said on Tuesday.
