California leaders set sights on high-speed rail construction
FRESNO (Reuters) – California’s business leaders on Tuesday ceremoniously broke ground on the country’s largest and most ambitious plan for high-speed rail that would eventually transport passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than th…
California navy commander pleads guilty in corruption scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy commander pleaded guilty on Tuesday to bribery charges in connection with a wide-ranging corruption investigation of a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Active shooter near Army medical center in El Paso: media
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials are responding on Tuesday to reports of an active shooter near the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, local broadcaster CBS4 and other local media outlets reported.
L.A. police to get Tasers that activate body cameras when used
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police on Tuesday ordered Tasers that, when used, automatically activate cameras on officers’ uniforms, which will create visual records of incidents at a time of mounting concern about excessive force by U.S. law en…
FBI arrests man on charge of threatening to kill New York police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The FBI arrested a man on charges of threatening on social media to kill police officers in a suburb north of New York City, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. seizes $18 million from owners of pharmacy tied to meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Tuesday they seized $18 million from the owners of a defunct Massachusetts compounding pharmacy tied to a national 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed at least 64 people and sickened about 750.
Two suspects arrested in shooting of New York policemen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men were under arrest on Tuesday in the shooting of two New York plainclothes police officers who were fired upon while responding to an armed robbery, authorities said.
Detroit killings in conflict over eviction highlight housing dilemmas
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit man was charged with murder on Tuesday after allegedly killing two people who were trying to evict members of his family from a foreclosed home, in a case that highlights the city’s struggle to revive blighted neighborhood…
U.S. trial for accused bin Laden spokesman postponed to January 20
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. trial of alleged al Qaeda associate Khalid al-Fawwaz, accused of running Osama bin Laden’s London media operation, was postponed on Tuesday by a week until Jan. 20 in light of the recent death of his co-defendant, Abu Anas…
Officer among four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Georgia
(Reuters) – A Georgia law enforcement officer found dead in his bed was among four people killed in an apparent murder-suicide that authorities said on Tuesday was likely carried out by his 21-year-old stepson.
