U.S. declines to upgrade protections for grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Federal wildlife managers on Friday declined to upgrade protections for a population of grizzly bears in the remote reaches of Idaho and northwest Montana that numbers fewer than 50, and which conservationists say are going ex…
Denver police investigate driver who hit officers at Ferguson protest
DENVER (Reuters) – Denver police are investigating a motorist who plowed into officers during a demonstration by high school students protesting the killing of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri, badly injuring one of the officers, authorities said …
Missouri march seeks justice for black teen killed by police
(Reuters) – Activists protesting police treatment of black Americans concluded a 120-mile (190-km) march from Ferguson, Missouri, to the Missouri governor’s mansion on Friday, ending a “journey for justice” tied to the police killing of an unarmed blac…
Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal government offices will be closed on Friday Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, the White House said on Friday.
Kerry urges caution over timing of releasing U.S. torture report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday privately expressed concern about the timing of the release of a long-awaited Congressional report criticizing the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation methods days before it was expected to be…
Missouri man charged with murder probed as hate crime
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A man was charged with murder on Friday in the hit-and-run death of a 15-year-old boy who was leaving the Somali Center of Kansas City, in what the FBI is probing as a possible hate crime, prosecutors said.
Girlfriend of Montana man accused of shooting teen recants statement
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – The live-in girlfriend of a Montana man accused of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of a German exchange student took the stand in his trial on Friday and recanted an earlier statement that she heard the victim beg …
Detroit may not exit bankruptcy until December 15
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit might not be ready to exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history until Dec. 15, a spokesman for the city’s emergency manager said on Friday.
University of New Mexico investigated over sex assaults response
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it is investigating multiple complaints regarding the University of New Mexico’s handling of reported sexual assaults and sexual harassment of students there.
New York protests stoke national outrage on police violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters were expected to take to the streets of New York on Friday in a third day of demonstrations against police violence, even as prosecutors said they would consider charges against an officer for the fatal shoo…
