Zimmerman blames Obama for racial tensions after Trayvon Martin shooting
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – George Zimmerman, acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in Florida, said in a videotaped interview that President Barack Obama stoked racial tensions in the case.
Arkansas moves to resume executions after 10-year hiatus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A decade after the last execution in Arkansas, a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court has moved the state back on a path to resuming capital punishment by lethal injection.
U.S. justices voice support for criminal justice reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday voiced support for efforts in Congress to reform the American criminal justice system, criticizing the reliance on mandatory minimum sentences in recent decades and the penal system…
Philadelphia police need more training: U.S. report on deadly force
(Reuters) – Philadelphia police need more training to defuse significant tension with the community, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released on Monday.
Man accused of weekend abduction caught in Wisconsin
(Reuters) – Police on Monday captured a man accused of abducting a woman from a southeastern Wisconsin hospital over the weekend and then exchanging gunfire with police in a grocery store parking lot, where he left her and fled, authorities said.
Indiana House passes controversial ‘religious freedom’ bill
(Reuters) – A controversial Indiana bill that could protect business owners who don’t want to provide services for same-sex couples moved closer to law on Monday, after passage by the state’s House.
Ex-NFL star sent money to man who sold guns, witness testifies
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez transferred $15,000 to a Florida man who prosecutors say sold him guns two months before he allegedly fatally shot an acquaintance, a former bank teller testified on Monda…
As oil trains roll across America, volunteer firefighters face big risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Volunteers at the Galena, Illinois, fire department were hosing down the smoldering wreck of a derailed BNSF oil train on the east bank of the Mississippi River on March 5 when a fire suddenly flared beyond their control. Minutes l…
Virginia police say no evidence for Rolling Stone’s college rape story
(Reuters) – A police investigation has found no evidence to back up a discredited Rolling Stone magazine story about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, officials said on Monday.
Arizona girl, 16, arrested for smuggling 185 lbs of marijuana
(Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a 16-year-old Arizona girl and two women in their 20s who were with her when she allegedly tried to smuggle 185 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico, authorities sa…
