Seattle police find no explosives after Amazon HQ threat
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle police searched for explosives at Amazon.com’s headquarters after a threatening letter was found at a company building just north of the city’s downtown district, but found nothing, authorities said on Monday.
California policeman who threatened protesters on Twitter put on leave
(Reuters) – A San Jose police officer who tweeted threatening messages to demonstrators protesting the police killings of unarmed black men has been placed on administrative leave, a spokeswoman for the department said Monday.
Suspect in six Pennsylvania killings is target of manhunt
LOWER SALFORD, Penn. (Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members in towns around Philadelphia was being hunted on Monday by Pennsylvania police, authorities said.
Bill Cosby’s wife defends him from sex assault claims
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Camille Cosby, the wife of comedian Bill Cosby, on Monday defended her husband from weeks-long accusations brought by more than a dozen women alleging that the groundbreaking entertainer sexually assaulted them decades ago.
Protesters chain themselves to Oakland police station doors
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Protesters chained themselves to the doors of the police headquarters in Oakland, California, on Monday, prompting several arrests, and one demonstrator scaled a flagpole to hang a “Black Lives Matter” banner in front of the…
Oregon protester, hit by vehicle, is cited by police
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Oregon man who was struck by a vehicle last week after joining a crowd of demonstrators to block traffic in protest against the killings of black men by police has been ticketed for his actions, Portland police …
Tennessee lab says eight workers exposed to radiation, no health threat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Eight nuclear workers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory were exposed to radiation in August while working on a classified project, a spokesman for the facility said on Monday, adding the exposure was well below minimum t…
Seattle police investigate threatening letter at Amazon headquarters
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle police are searching for explosives at Amazon.com’s headquarters after a threatening letter was found at one of the company’s buildings just north of the city’s downtown district, authorities said on Monday.
Largest family detention center for immigrants opens in Texas
DILLEY, Texas (Reuters) – Saying our borders are “not open to illegal migration,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Monday opened in Dilley, Texas, what is billed as the largest U.S. family detention center to hold those caught entering the co…
Rare white rhino dies at San Diego zoo, leaving only five on earth
(Reuters) – One of only six northern white rhinoceros left on earth died over the weekend at a San Diego zoo, bringing the species closer to extinction, zoo officials said on Monday.
