Mother of Cleveland boy killed by police says she wants charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy fatally shot by police last month broke her silence on Monday, saying the officers involved should be criminally convicted.
Two more deaths eligible for General Motors compensation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Claims deemed eligible for compensation from a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co vehicles rose slightly in the last week, including two additional deaths attributed to the defective switch, according to an official repo…
Large Los Angeles fire consumes building, shuts freeways
(Reuters) – A large blaze in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday consumed an apartment building that was under construction and shut down two major freeways, the Los Angeles Fire Department and California Highway Patrol said.
Three people, one bear killed in chain of car crashes in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Three people died and eight were injured in a chain of car crashes that began when a woman driving an SUV hit and killed a black bear on a dark, remote road in the Florida Everglades region, a police spokesman said on Monday.
NSA’s surveillance a ‘trade barrier’ for EU companies: EU official
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said on Monday.
American Airlines’ Envoy unit in tentative agreement with pilots
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc subsidiary Envoy Air has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots, according to an internal letter from Sunday reviewed by Reuters.
Teen apparel retailer Delia*s files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Teen apparel retailer Delia*s Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it had hired advisers to help liquidate its assets.
U.S. Attorney General to expand profiling guidelines for federal agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce on Monday revisions to federal law enforcement guidelines that are designed to limit profiling and set an example for local police, according to a Justice Department official.
NYC jail guard faces trial over death of inmate who ate ‘soap ball’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at New York City’s Rikers Island faces trial Monday on a federal charge that he deliberately ignored the medical needs of a mentally ill inmate who died after swallowing a corrosive disinfectant.
New Jersey house fire kills five, including infant: report
(Reuters) – An infant was among five people killed when a fire tore through three houses in New Jersey on Sunday, a newspaper reported, citing the county prosecutor’s office.
