Ohio police union slams football star for protest of black boy’s shooting
(Reuters) – A police union in Ohio criticized football player Andrew Hawkins for wearing a shirt protesting the fatal police shooting in November of a 12-year-old African-American boy who was carrying a pellet gun, the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper …
Oregon police arrest second man believed involved in Portland school shooting
(Reuters) – Police in Oregon have arrested a teen believed to have been involved in a shooting outside an Oregon high school that wounded four people, including three teenagers, officials said on Sunday.
Connecticut town marks second anniversary of school massacre
NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – Residents of Newtown, Connecticut gathered at a somber prayer service on Sunday to remember the 20 young children and six educators killed by a gunman two years ago in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Cosby praises wife, disparages media in newspaper interview
(Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby, besieged by a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, has praised his wife for supporting him and criticized the media for its coverage of a scandal that has already compromised his career.
Two of three Alabama jail escapees is captured
(Reuters) – Two of three inmates who broke out of an Alabama county jail after overpowering a guard in a weekend escape have been caught, a county sheriff said on Sunday.
For police reformers, California city shows a rough road
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – In 2000, police in Oakland, California became a symbol of the worst of American law enforcement after a band of rogue officers known as “The Riders” were accused of beating suspects, planting evidence and falsifying reports….
Jeb Bush to release emails from time as Florida governor
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Jeb Bush says he plans to release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, part of an e-book that he is writing as he mulls taking the plunge on a 2016 presidential bid.
Families of Newtown, Connecticut, massacre victims plan lawsuits
NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – Parents of almost half the young children killed by a gunman at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, two years ago on Sunday have taken initial steps toward filing lawsuits tied to one of the deadliest school shootin…
American in North Korea denounces U.S., seeks Venezuela asylum: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who illegally entered North Korea delivered a lengthy denunciation of U.S. domestic and foreign policy on Sunday and said he was seeking political asylum in Venezuela, the North’s official media said.
Texas lawmakers put new gun rights laws in their sights
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Several proposed new gun laws await the new Texas legislature when it opens next month, including one to allow open carrying of handguns in public and another providing a sales tax holiday for firearms purchases.
