Protests against police violence close Boston highway
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts State Police on Thursday arrested 29 people who stopped traffic on two sections of a major highway into Boston during the morning rush hour to protest the recent killings by U.S. police of unarmed black men.
Lawsuit planned in deadly Washington subway smoke incident
WASHINGTON – Washington’s subway system will be sued over an accident this week that filled a train and station with smoke, killing a woman and sending 84 to hospitals, a lawyer said on Thursday.
Oklahoma and Florida plan to execute convicted murderers
(Reuters) – Oklahoma plans on Thursday to conduct its first execution since a faulty lethal injection last April led to an overhaul of its death chamber protocols and prompted President Barack Obama to seek a re-examination of capital punishment in the…
‘Thumbs up’ robber recognizes clerk, gives Colorado store a pass
DENVER (Reuters) – Police in Colorado are hunting a hooded man who was about to rob a convenience store but stopped after recognizing the clerk and then gave the startled employee a cheery thumbs-up.
‘Thumbs up’ robber recognizes clerk, gives Colorado store a pass
DENVER (Reuters) – Police in Colorado are hunting a hooded man who was about to rob a convenience store but stopped after recognizing the clerk and then gave the startled employee a cheery thumbs-up.
Michigan must recognize legal marriages of 300 same-sex couples
(Reuters) – Michigan must recognize the legal marriages of about 300 same-sex couples who were wed in the state in a one-day period last year after a federal court struck down a ban on gay marriage and before the decision was put on hold by a U.S. appe…
Man dies in jump off Michigan TV tower after chute fails
(Reuters) – A Michigan man plunged to his death off a television tower when his parachute failed to open during what is known as a BASE jump, authorities said on Thursday.
New York City jail guards hired despite gang ties, criminal records
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than one-third of jail guards recently hired by the New York City Department of Correction had problems including gang affiliations, criminal histories and significant psychological problems, the city Department of Investigati…
No increased stress from heavier social media use: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Heavy users of the Internet and social media do not have higher levels of stress, and women who use Twitter, email and photo sharing show less stress than women who do not use them, a survey released on Thursday showed.
One in three Americans believe police ‘routinely lie’: survey
(Reuters) – While most Americans approve of the work being done by their local police, nearly a third feel that some officers “routinely lie to serve their own interests,” a survey released on Thursday by Reuters and the IPSOS polling organization show…
