Angry police shun NYC mayor at funeral for slain officer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of police from cities across the United States filled a New York City church and nearby streets on Saturday for the funeral of one of two policemen shot by a man who said he was avenging the killing of unarmed bla…
Man at New York psychiatric hospital killed by fellow patient, police say
(Reuters) – A patient at a psychiatric hospital in New York City has been charged with killing a fellow patient at the state-run facility, police said on Saturday.
Two snowmobilers die, one rescued after plunging into Montana lake
(Reuters) – Two men died and a third was rescued from a Montana lake when their snowmobiles plunged into the ice-covered body of water as they attempted to cross to the other side, local officials said Saturday.
‘Gorillafication’ in sight for abandoned baby primate at Ohio zoo
(Reuters) – Zookeepers wearing gorilla suits have helped rear an endangered abandoned baby gorilla in Ohio so she can join an adult group.
Five people stabbed in Washington restaurant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five people were stabbed early on Saturday in a restaurant in Washington, D.C., police said. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. at McFadden’s, a popular restaurant and nightclub on Pennsylvania Avenue, eight blocks from the …
Oregon mother calls daughter’s East Timor release ‘Christmas present’
(Reuters) – The mother of an Oregon woman newly freed from two months of imprisonment in East Timor said on Friday that news of her daughter’s release was a “fantastic Christmas present,” but it remained uncertain how soon she could return to the Unite…
Crime and lawsuits cloud new ‘American Sniper’ movie
DALLAS (Reuters) – The real-life story behind Hollywood’s “American Sniper,” rolled out this holiday season, has been a dark tale of lawsuits and a pending murder trial for the man accused of gunning down the movie’s hero.
U.S. looking into report of kidnapped Border Patrol agent in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a claim made in a call to a Texas border town police department that a Mexican organized crime cartel has kidnapped a U.S. Border Patrol agent, officials said on Friday.
Body of autistic New York boy found in South Carolina pond
(Reuters) – The body of a 4-year-old New York autistic boy who had gone missing two days earlier from his grandmother’s house in South Carolina was found in a nearby pond on Friday, police said.
Former ‘Saved by the Bell’ actor Dustin Diamond arrested in Wisconsin
(Reuters) – Former “Saved by the Bell” actor Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy “Screech” on the high school sitcom, has been arrested for stabbing a man with a switchblade at a bar north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said on Friday.
