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.
Missouri executes brain-damaged man who killed sheriff’s deputy
(Reuters) – Missouri on Tuesday executed by lethal injection a man convicted of killing a sheriff’s deputy nearly a quarter century after the man had lost part of his brain in a sawmill accident, the state corrections department said.
Exclusive: San Bernardino has defaulted on $10 million in bond payments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The southern California city of San Bernardino has defaulted on nearly $10 million in payments on its privately placed pension bond debt since it declared bankruptcy in 2012, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Missouri man charged with threatening to shoot President Obama
(Reuters) – A Missouri man was charged on Tuesday with threatening several times to shoot U.S. President Barack Obama in meetings with an informant and an undercover officer who posed as a member of a white supremacist group, prosecutors said.
Envelope mailed to White House tests ‘presumptive positive’ for cyanide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An envelope mailed to the White House tested “presumptive positive” for cyanide and will undergo more testing to confirm the results, the U.S. Secret Service said on Tuesday.
