Police in Washington state fatally shoot man who threw rocks at them
(Reuters) – Police in Washington state shot a man to death who threw rocks at them, officials said on Wednesday, as a video published online appearing to show the incident drew criticism of the officers’ actions.
San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of commuters on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles after an infectious Bay Area resident rode a train to and from work for three days last week, public health offic…
Hawaii police arrest man in golfer Robert Allenby case
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Honolulu police said they arrested a man on Wednesday on theft charges connected to Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a car last month.
NYC police officer charged in stairwell shooting of unarmed man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rookie New York City police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark stairwell of a housing project last November.
After neglect, U.S. nuclear force seeing improvement: official
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (Reuters) – Renewed focus on the U.S. nuclear force after several scandals last year is improving conditions for airmen, but more work must be done, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Wednesday after an icy tour of …
U.S. judge in California considers argument marijuana law unconstitutional
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A federal judge hearing the case of nine men accused of illegally growing marijuana in California said Wednesday she was taking very seriously arguments by their attorneys that the federal government has improperly classi…
Pennsylvania man guilty of murder in slaying of couple
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday convicted a Pennsylvania man of first-degree murder in the strangulation deaths of a pharmacist and his girlfriend.
Shippers plan four-day partial shutdown of West Coast ports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shipping lines will partially shut down 29 West Coast ports for four of the next five days, the companies said on Wednesday, as they postponed the latest round of protracted labor talks with the dockworkers union amid mounting c…
‘American Sniper’ Kyle called Texas murder defendant ‘nuts’
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – Shortly before being slain, Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie “American Sniper,” texted a friend next to him in a pickup truck that the man who moments later would shoot them bot…
Shooting deaths of young Muslims leave North Carolina community reeling
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – In post-9/11 America, Aya Zouhri and her fellow Muslim female friends who cover their heads with scarves say they are used to getting occasional dirty looks or ugly comments from strangers.
