Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal judge in north Florida on Thursday ordered the start of gay marriages in all parts of the state after Jan. 5, when a stay expires on his earlier ruling that found the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutiona…
Sheriff could probe police death of Cleveland boy: report
(Reuters) – The investigation into the shooting death of a black 12-year-old boy by a white Cleveland police officer could be taken over by an outside agency, a media report said.
California man arrested, charged with shooting at police
(Reuters) – Two police officers exchanged fire with a hidden gunman early on Thursday morning in South San Francisco, California, then arrested a man on charges of attempted murder, police said.
New York City murders hit record low in 2014: NY Times
(Reuters) – Murders in New York fell to 328 in 2014, the fewest since the New York Police Department started keeping reliable numbers in 1963, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
New Year rings in with tightened NYC security, California arrests
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roughly 1 million revelers rang in the new year at New York’s Times Square under unusually tight security for the nation’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration, while at least 29 protesters were arrested in California after violence …
NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his second term on Thursday, saying he is governing in “troubled times” and that education, the economy and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement would top his agenda over the next four years.
Georgia police chief says accidentally shot, critically hurt wife
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta police chief on Thursday shot his wife and critically wounded her in what he described as an accidental discharge of his service weapon at the couple’s home, officials said.
Two killed in crash of sheriff’s office helicopter in Arizona
(Reuters) – A pilot and a mechanic died in the crash of a helicopter used by Arizona’s Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and a federal investigation was under way on Thursday into what caused the crash, officials said.
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits in waters off Northern California coast
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast on Thursday, about 70 miles (113 km) west of the town of Ferndale, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Jeb Bush quits board posts ahead of possible White House run: Washington Post
(Reuters) – Potential U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has resigned from all of his corporate and non-profit board member positions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, as the former Florida governor explores a run for the White H…
