St. Louis officer shot teen in back of legs: family autopsy
(Reuters) – A white off-duty St. Louis police officer shot a black teenager six times in the back of the legs and once in the side of the head in what was likely a fatal wound, a doctor who performed a private autopsy for the teen’s family said on Frid…
Ferguson shooting probe to be complete in coming months: Attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday that he expects the Justice Department’s investigation into the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, to be comple…
Therapists missed Newtown gunman’s rage as a teenager: report
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – The extent of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza’s growing rage, isolation and delusions when he was a teenager were apparently overlooked by his mother, psychiatrists and counselors, according to a report expected to be issue…
Deputy killed, three others hurt in California shooting spree
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A California sheriff’s deputy was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting spree that started in a motel parking lot in Sacramento on Friday, authorities said.
Atlantic City Trump casino workers picket, target investor Icahn
ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – Hundreds of unionized workers lashed out at Carl Icahn on Friday, picketing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino where the billionaire activist seeks to terminate health-care and pension plans.
Two U.S. states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West African countries and the U.S. government is considering the same step after a doctor who treated patients in Guinea cam…
Two killed, four wounded in Washington state school shooting
MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) – A student fatally shot one classmate and wounded four others when he opened fire in the cafeteria of his Washington state high school on Friday, following a fight with fellow students, authorities said.
Montana bride who shoved husband off cliff appeals murder conviction
(Reuters) – A Montana bride who admitted pushing her new husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park is appealing her murder conviction on grounds prosecutors distorted facts, acted vindictively toward her and engaged in misconduct, such as publicly l…
No distress calls before Maryland airplane-helicopter collision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small airplane and helicopter made no distress calls before they collided near a Maryland airport killing all three aboard the helicopter and injuring the two men on the plane, federal investigators said on Friday.
Virginia remains identified as those of missing college student
(Reuters) – Human remains found in Virginia were identified on Friday as those of missing university student Hannah Graham, and prosecutors are focusing on more charges against the suspect in her disappearance, authorities said.
