Ex-wife of Deion Sanders sentenced to week in Texas jail over custody
DALLAS (Reuters) – The former wife of Hall of Fame football player Deion Sanders was booked into jail on Tuesday after a Texas judge sentenced her to serve seven days for violating a custody agreement by not returning the couple’s children on time, his…
Early winter storms put dent in California drought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A trifecta of early winter storms that swept California with heavy rain and snow in the past two weeks put a promising dent in a severe drought entering its fourth year, but the water shortage remains far from over, water offici…
Son of former Chicago hit man arrested on suspicion of killing Idaho man
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The son of a slain Chicago hit man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of an Idaho man who disappeared in 2000 and whose dismembered body was found in October, authorities said on Tuesday.
California charity that targeted Ugandan warlord Kony to close
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Invisible Children, the San Diego-based charity that publicized the brutality of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony through an online video that went viral, plans to wind down its operations and close by the end of 2015.
Obama makes Alaska’s Bristol Bay area off limits for oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday designated the fish-rich Bristol Bay area of Alaska “off limits” for oil and gas leasing, the White House said, drawing praise from environmental groups.
L.A. mayor plans to equip city’s police officers with body cameras
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Mayor Gil Garcetti on Tuesday announced a plan to equip 7,000 of the city’s police officers on the streets with body cameras, an ambitious initiative that comes amid nationwide protests over police killings of unarme…
How the NLRB may expand responsibility for labor violations
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expected to rule soon on if, and how, companies can be held responsible for labor violations carried out by their contractors or franchisees – a move that could have far-reac…
Man gets seven years for mailing bomb to hardline Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man convicted of mailing an improvised bomb to hardline Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio from northern Arizona last year was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Obama makes Alaska’s Bristol Bay area off limits for oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday designated the fish-rich Bristol Bay area of Alaska “off limits” for oil and gas leasing, the White House said, drawing praise from environmental groups.
Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts
EAGLEVILLE, Pa. (Reuters) – An Iraq War veteran sought in the killing of six family members in Pennsylvania was found dead on Tuesday of “self-inflicted cutting wounds” following a two-day manhunt, authorities said.
