Sandy Hook panel urges further tightening of Connecticut gun laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut panel charged with coming up with ways to reduce school violence after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School plans to urge the state to strengthen its already strict gun laws.
Probe sought into Missouri prosecutor’s actions in Brown case
(Reuters) – Four St. Louis-area activists are seeking a court-ordered investigation of the prosecutor who oversaw the grand jury that declined to indict a white police officer who killed black teenager Michael Brown last August.
Suspected arrested in 1984 murder of two sisters in Houston
HOUSTON (Reuters) – With the help of an informant who had a run-in with the law and a DNA database, Houston police said on Friday they believe they have cracked a three-decade-old cold case involving the murders of two sisters who were fatally shot in …
Body found at California desert resort is missing AIG exec: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A body found on the grounds of a California desert resort hotel has been identified as that of a missing AIG executive who failed to turn up for meetings last week, the sheriff’s office said on Friday.
Firefighters contain Hawaii brushfires sparked by lava flow
(Reuters) – Firefighters in Hawaii backed by water-dropping helicopters and earth-moving equipment contained two brushfires ignited by molten lava that continues to threaten a Big Island village, officials said on Friday.
U.S. drug enforcement agency halts huge secret data program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has halted a secret, nearly 15-year program that collected virtually all data on international calls between the United States and certain countries, according to documents and officials f…
Colorado policeman charged with murder shot victim in back
DENVER (Reuters) – A policeman charged with murder in the shooting death of a man last year in a rural Colorado community shot the victim in the back when he posed no threat to the officer, court papers unsealed on Friday showed.
California community college deserves hearing on accreditation: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A college regulator violated the law by failing to give California’s largest community college a fair hearing before deciding to terminate its accreditation, according to a tentative court ruling on Friday.
U.S. judge may unseal Epstein sex-crime plea deal records
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge may allow sealed documents on financier Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in a sex crime case to be made public.
Supreme Court agrees to decide gay marriage question
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year.
