U.S. lobbies Qatar over couple in child death case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. officials have been in contact with Qatar’s government to ask them to allow a Los Angeles couple to return home after an appeals court threw out convictions linked to the death of their African-born adopted daughter, a Stat…
Obama to urge Congress to loosen purse strings for Ebola fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday will press Congress to approve $6.18 billion in emergency funding to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and prepare U.S. hospitals to handle future cases.
Florida high court to consider extension of self-defense gun law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – An appeal before the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday could shift the burden of proof for the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, relieving gun owners of a legal duty to prove self-defense when they brandish weapons in violent confrontations.
U.S. attorney general to issue new guidance on racial profiling
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday he would soon release new guidelines to limit racial profiling by federal law enforcement, a move long awaited by civil rights advocates.
Navajo Nation president signs landmark law enforcement legislation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The president of the Navajo Nation signed an amendment to the tribal code on Monday reinstating stiffer jail sentences and fines for some non-violent crimes that have often gone unpunished on the reservation over the past …
Bill Cosby bows out as Temple University trustee
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby has resigned from the board of trustees of Temple University, his alma mater said in a statement on Monday, after the entertainer was hit with a wave of sexual assault accusations.
Once-lost letter of Beat era, found in California, to be sold at auction
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An 18-page letter written by Beat-era icon Neal Cassady that transformed Jack Kerouac’s writing style will be auctioned off this month as the highlight of a collection of work that could fetch about $500,000 (£317,863).
Police find more than 10 dead horses on Mississippi ranch
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Authorities found at least 10 dead horses on a Mississippi ranch after receiving a report that more than 170 of the animals, many of them malnourished, were on the property, officials said on Monday. 
Obama vows to address ‘simmering distrust’ between police, minorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made a forceful pledge on Monday to use his last two years in office to address the “simmering distrust” between police and minority communities as he requested $263 million for the federal response to the …
Albuquerque policeman who shot woman fired over camera lapse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – An Albuquerque police officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old woman in April was fired from the police force on Monday for failing to follow an order to turn on his uniform camera during all citizen contacts, police said…
