U.S. ATF had to ditch $600,000 worth of surveillance drones: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spent about $600,000 on six drones that had so many defects they were never used for video surveillance as planned, and were eventually ditched, the Justice Department’…
Stepmother, father arrested after Florida three-year-old found dead in box
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida police on Wednesday arrested the stepmother and father of a 3-year-old child, initially reported missing, whose dead body was found inside a box in their home’s laundry room.
California bill that would allow assisted suicide passes Senate panel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Physician-assisted suicide would be legal for terminally ill patients in California under a bill passed on Wednesday by a committee of the state Senate.
Wisconsin state trooper, bank robbery suspect die in shoot-out
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A recently graduated Wisconsin state trooper and a man suspected of robbing a bank and killing a man in far northern Wisconsin were killed in an exchange of gunfire outside a store in Fond du Lac, authorities said on Wednesday.
Police make arrest in Florida university shooting that wounded three
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida police arrested a man on Wednesday accused of firing shots into a crowded parking lot last month at a central Florida university in an altercation that wounded three bystanders.
Tornadoes hit Oklahoma and Arkansas, damaging structures
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A storm system produced at least three tornadoes in Arkansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, downing power lines and causing damage to structures, officials said.
Florida man killed family in murder-suicide drowning: police
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A 25-year-old Florida father deliberately drove his family into a retention pond two days before Christmas, killing himself, his young daughter and newborn along with their mother, according to a police report released on Wedn…
Driver who injured Denver policeman at Ferguson protest arrested
DENVER (Reuters) – A motorist who was having a seizure when he critically injured a Denver policeman during a demonstration late last year over the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri was arrested on Wednesday on assault charges, authoriti…
Disgraced Oklahoma student says ‘deeply sorry’ about racist song
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former University of Oklahoma student seen in a video leading a racist song at a fraternity outing apologized on Wednesday, saying he will carry the shame of his words for the rest of his life.
U.S. to modify launch capability deal for Lockheed-Boeing venture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force must modify its annual “launch capability” contract with United Launch Alliance, to level the playing field for new competitors of the joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, senior U.S. Air Force …
