No charges for Los Angeles officers who shot unarmed man after chase
(Reuters) – Three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot an unarmed man after a televised car chase in 2013 will not face charges over the killing, prosecutors said on Monday, in a case that has drawn criticism from the department’s police chief….
American Airlines plane slides off Dallas airport taxiway
DALLAS (Reuters) – An American Airlines plane slid off a taxiway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday due to icy conditions, an airline spokeswoman said.
No talks expected this week in refinery strike: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Talks to end the largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years are not expected to resume this week, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Monday after the number of plants hit by walkouts increased over the weekend.
Industry lobbyists take aim at proposed FAA drone rules
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Businesses hoping to capitalize on the commercial potential of drones are preparing to push back against proposed regulations that would strictly limit how the aircraft can be used.
Three students shot and wounded on campus of Florida university
(Reuters) – Three students were shot and wounded at an historically black university in Florida on Monday and two people, at least one of them also a student, were taken into custody in connection with the incident, a school official said.
Texas court halts man’s execution after petition challenges trial evidence
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas court on Monday halted next week’s scheduled execution of convicted murderer Rodney Reed after his backers petitioned a state court for a stay, saying he was wrongly convicted due to faulty evidence and unreliabl…
High cost, slow pace of Guantanamo proceedings become issue at hearing
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – The years-long pace of bringing al Qaeda suspects at Guantanamo Bay to trial emerged as a key issue in a hearing on Monday for the accused mastermind of the USS Cole bombing as his lawyers warned that speeding up tribunal pr…
Arkansas enacts law that opponents say targets gays
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas bill that prohibits cities and local governments from establishing anti-discrimination codes that differ from state law was enacted on Monday, with opponents saying the measure is aimed at blocking moves to pro…
Mexican farmworker’s rights violated in Washington state shooting, lawyer says
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A lawyer for the family of a Mexican farmworker fatally shot by police in Washington state after he threw rocks at them and tried to flee said on Monday the man’s constitutional rights had been violated in the incident.
Rent walkouts point to strains in U.S. farm economy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Across the U.S. Midwest, the plunge in grain prices to near four-year lows is pitting landowners determined to sustain rental incomes against farmer tenants worried about making rent payments because their revenues are squeezed.
