Transgender teen kills self in California after bullying, group says
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A transgender teenager from Southern California committed suicide after going online to complain about being bullied at her high school, the head of a gay and lesbian group said on Friday.
U.S. opens comment forum on Gulf airline subsidy claims
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday solicited comments from interested parties about U.S. airline and unions’ claims that Gulf carriers have received market-distorting subsidies, marking the latest step in its review of the matter.
Kansas man arrested in bomb plot in support of Islamic State
WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY (Reuters) – A Kansas man was arrested on Friday as part of an FBI sting operation in which he was plotting a suicide car bombing at Fort Riley army base in support of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said.
Health clinic settles first transgender bias lawsuit by U.S. agency
(Reuters) – A Florida health clinic has agreed to pay $150,000 to a transgender former employee who claimed she was fired because she transitioned to a woman, in the first case of its kind brought by the U.S. government.
South Carolina officer’s lawyer embraces infamous cases
(Reuters) – When a South Carolina policeman was acquitted of manslaughter after beating a suspect to death in 1987 in a station house, his lawyer was Andy Savage, who has built his reputation on taking cases many others would avoid at all costs.
U.S. Secret Service officer arrested for burglary with handgun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested by police in Washington on Friday for allegedly trying to break into the home of a woman while carrying a handgun, according to a police report.
Officials release video of Boston cop shooting
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts officials on Friday released video footage showing the near-fatal shooting of a Boston police officer last month by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers.
FBI offers $310,000 reward in 1995 fatal Arizona train derailment
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The FBI offered a $310,000 reward on Friday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the 1995 derailment of an Amtrak train in the remote Arizona desert that killed one person and wounded about 1…
New York responders spend hours getting 700-pound man to hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City firefighters used a rope-and-pulley system on Friday in an hours-long struggle to move an ill 700-pound (317.5 kg) man from his sixth-floor apartment into an ambulance, the New York affiliate of CBS TV reported.
Armored car spills cash on Texas highway: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Brinks Armored Truck spilled a bag full of cash on a Texas highway on Friday, slowing traffic as motorists stopped on the road to scoop up money, police said.
