One dead following officer-involved shooting at Ohio airport
(Reuters) – A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by Port Columbus International Airport police in Ohio’s state capital on Wednesday, according to authorities.
Last two defendants plead guilty in string of Mississippi hate crimes
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Two white Mississippi men pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to their roles in a string of racially motivated attacks on blacks in 2011 that included the killing of a man run over by a truck.
Federal judge makes foie gras sales legal in California
(Reuters) – Foie gras is back on the menu in California, after a federal judge on Wednesday struck down the state’s controversial law banning the production and sale of the culinary delicacy that comes from the enlarged livers of ducks and geese that h…
‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’: large part of U.S. in deep freeze
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Schools in large cities across the Midwest and into the Northeast announced they will close on Thursday to protect children from bitterly cold temperatures as wind chill warnings were issued for most of the eastern half of the Unite…
Arizona lawmaker proposes legalizing recreational marijuana
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill to make marijuana legal for recreational use by adults, but it is expected to face tough opposition in the conservative southwestern U.S. state.
California health officials link measles outbreak to Disneyland
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nine cases of measles have been confirmed in people who visited Disneyland or its adjacent California Adventure park in late December, state health officials said on Wednesday, urging anyone who may have been exposed to contact …
California girl, 15, arrested over social media threats to school
(Reuters) – A 15-year-old California girl has been arrested on accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her San Diego-area high school, which was closed for two days this week as a result, police said on Wednesday.
Arrest made in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ arson in San Francisco
(Reuters) – Police arrested a woman on Wednesday suspected of setting small fires at the San Francisco home featured in the 1993 Robin Williams comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire” and owned by her former physician, officials said.
Arizona signals plan to appeal decision on human smuggling law
(Reuters) – The Arizona attorney general’s office plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that struck down a 2005 law against human smuggling, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania jail guard made inmates play ‘patty cake’: prosecutor
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A jail guard in suburban Philadelphia faces criminal charges after being accused of sexually taunting inmates and forcing them to play “patty-cake” to escape punishment.
