U.S. Postmaster General Donahoe to retire; Megan Brennan to succeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Postmaster General, Patrick Donahoe, who has led the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service for four years, will retire in February, paving the way for the service’s first female postmaster general.
St. Louis-area schools will get notice of grand jury’s finding: letter
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – A suburban St. Louis school district told parents that it expects to receive at least three hours’ notice from prosecutors when a grand jury decides whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black tee…
Suspect in Virginia kidnapping pleads not guilty to 2005 rape
FAIRFAX Va. (Reuters) – The man charged with abducting a University of Virginia student who later turned up dead pleaded not guilty on Friday in a separate rape case.
Police arrest Los Angeles Walmart workers during protests
(Reuters) – Police have arrested 23 people outside a Los Angeles-area Walmart protesting what they say are the company’s low wages and its retaliation against employees who pushed for better working conditions, organizers and a police spokesman said on…
Obama says will take action on immigration by year-end
YANGON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at a news conference in Myanmar, said on Friday he would take action to reform U.S. immigration policy before the end of the year.
Fired California Bar official files whistle-blower suit against group
(Reuters) – The fired executive director of the State Bar of California filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against the organization on Thursday the same day that his termination was announced, according to a court document.
Fugitive ex-policeman targeted Los Angeles police chief’s father
(Reuters) – A former Los Angeles police officer who eluded authorities for days after a grudge-driven killing spree last year had targeted the city police chief’s father, police said on Thursday.
Two hurt as man pulls knife at Connecticut Navy base
(Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy civilian police officers were injured on Thursday outside a submarine base in Connecticut after a belligerent man pulled a knife near an entrance, military officials said.
West Virginia University halts fraternity, sorority events over medical emergency
(Reuters) – West Virginia University has suspended all activities by campus fraternities and sororities hours after a student was found at a fraternity house without a pulse, police and school officials said on Thursday.
Prosecutors say vampire-fanged Utah trucker had more victims
(Reuters) – A Utah truck driver who wore vampire-fang dentures and is charged with sexually abusing and beating two women who he held captive in his vehicle as he traveled the country had four more victims, federal prosecutors have said.
