Video of Cleveland police shooting released to family representatives
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland officials said on Monday they have released a video recording of the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by police to representatives of the boy’s family, and will eventually release it to the public.
Oklahoma students protest bullying of suspected rape victims at school
NORMAN, Okla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of students at an Oklahoma high school walked out of classes on Monday to protest what they said was a failure by school administrators to take care of three girls who have accused a male classmate of sexually assault…
Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit is eying a date between Dec. 8 and 10 for its debt adjustment plan to take effect, allowing the city to exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy, an attorney said on Monday.
Missouri prosecutor to make statement on shooting of teen: CNN
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – A St. Louis Country prosecutor is expected to make an announcement later on Monday on the grand jury that has been reviewing whether to charge a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the August shooting of an unarmed black tee…
University of Texas acquires archives of literary giant García Márquez
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A research library at the University of Texas has acquired the archives of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, whose spellbinding stories of love and longing brought Latin America to life for millions of readers around the world.
Outerwall hikes prices for movie, video game rentals
(Reuters) – Outerwall Inc hiked prices for renting movies and video games at its Redbox kiosks to help fund improvements in its business as streaming sites reduce demand for DVDs.
University of Virginia student leaders urge fight against sex assault
(Reuters) – Student leaders at the University of Virginia urged the school community on Monday to join together to fight sexual violence after an article in Rolling Stone magazine that described an alleged gang rape on campus at a fraternity house.
New York’s Cuomo warns snow-hit Buffalo of risk to roofs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned residents of Buffalo, New York, which is still digging out from as much as seven feet of snow, to beware of roof collapses as the weather warms.
Confession of accused Etan Patz killer admissible as evidence: NY court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The confession of a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz, who vanished from a New York street more than three decades ago, can be used as evidence against him, a Manhattan court ruled on Monday.
Two more deaths identified by GM ignition-switch program
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two additional deaths have been attributed to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co vehicles, bringing the total to 35, according a report on Monday from the lawyer overseeing a program to compensate for deaths and accident…
