Police say officer in Berkeley, Missouri, shooting acted in self-defense
(Reuters) – An 18-year-old man fatally shot by police in Berkeley, Missouri, last week was pointing a gun at an officer, according to a police investigation of the incident.
Judge accepts former South Carolina sheriff’s guilty plea for bribery
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A former South Carolina county sheriff pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants in a deal that federal prosecutors said could land him in prison after a judge rejected a similar deal that had cal…
Temps plunge U.S. into deep freeze, with snow for Las Vegas
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As colder-than-average temperatures locked large swaths of the United States into a deep freeze Tuesday, snow was likely in an unlikely place – Las Vegas.
Former U.S. President Bush, 90, released from Houston hospital: spokesman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 90, was released from a Houston hospital on Tuesday after a weeklong stay brought on by breathing difficulties, his spokesman said.
Texas woman pleads guilty in revenge murder of prosecutors
DALLAS (Reuters) – The wife of a man who killed a prosecutor’s wife in a revenge plot pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three counts of capital murder and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Lawyer says U.S. offered prisoner swap for ex-Marine held in Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – A lawyer for an Iranian-American former U.S. Marine jailed in Tehran was reported on Tuesday as saying the United States had sought his release through a prisoner swap, but officials in Washington denied any proposed exchange.
Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report
(Reuters) – Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, with about one-third of officers killed in an ambush, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said on Tuesday.
Representative Grimm to step down following guilty plea
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York, who pleaded guilty last week to a federal felony tax charge, will resign his seat on Jan. 5 because he does not feel he can be completely effective in Congress, he said on Monday.
Union urges shipping executives to enter West Coast port talks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Brushing aside calls for federal mediation in prolonged contact talks with employers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports, the union for 20,000 dockworkers urged shipping executives on management’s board of directors to take a more active part in negotiations.
Three New York City fur vendors charged with tossing bleach on protesters
(Reuters) – Three New York City fur vendors have been charged with throwing a mixture of bleach and ammonia from the roof of a Manhattan building onto anti-fur protesters and pedestrians on the street below, authorities said on Monday.
