Dallas Cowboys’ Dez Bryant linked to incident at Walmart parking lot
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was questioned by police at the scene of a 2011 incident in which a witness reported that Bryant’s girlfriend was dragged by an unidentified man across a Texas Walmart parking lot, according to…
New Jersey man who killed wife with frying pan gets 30 years in prison
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man received a 30-year prison sentence on Thursday for killing his wife by hitting her over the head with a frying pan and strangling her, authorities said.
U.S. jury convicts Saudi over Africa embassy bombings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Saudi man described by prosecutors as one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted lieutenants was convicted in a federal court in New York on Thursday in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
New Jersey jury convicts man of arranging to have wife killed
(Reuters) – A jury on Thursday convicted a New York man of conspiring to have his wife killed as they were walking on a New Jersey street three years ago, authorities said.
New York City reaches labor deal with police sergeants union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has reached a labor contract agreement with the Sergeants Benevolent Association, whose 4,602 members serve in the largest police force in the United States, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.
Police probe vandalized cable that caused big Arizona outage
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Authorities are investigating an “act of vandalism” in Phoenix that knocked out telephone and Internet service for several hours and affected emergency calls, police said on Thursday.
Virginia lawmakers OK payout to forced sterilization survivors
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia would pay the handful of survivors of a forced sterilization program $25,000 each in compensation under a measure approved by the U.S. state’s legislature on Thursday.
Pennsylvania capital warned of steep legal fees for gun law defense
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A gun rights lawyer pressed Harrisburg’s mayor on Thursday to drop his defense of local firearm ordinances, saying Pennsylvania’s capital could be on the hook for hefty legal fees in a lawsuit enabled by a new Republican-backed state law.
Chinese circus performer reported missing in Atlanta: police
(Reuters) – A woman who performs with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is considered missing after she never showed for a scheduled performance this week and has not been seen since, police in Atlanta said on Thursday.
Seattle police begin posting body camera footage on YouTube channel
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Police have launched a YouTube channel that will let the public view video of officers’ on-the-job interactions captured on cameras pinned to their uniforms, as part of a pilot program to increase transparency, an official s…
