U.N. torture watchdog urges U.S. crackdown on police brutality
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Committee against Torture urged the United States on Friday to fully investigate and prosecute police brutality and shootings of unarmed black youth and ensure that taser weapons are used sparingly.
Shades of Ferguson: family of NY teen shot dead by cop wins lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Relatives of a Hispanic teen shot dead by a white New York police officer are headed back to court in January after winning a lawsuit in a case that could set the stage for the family of slain teenager Michael Brown.
Protesters target Black Friday sales in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed bla…
Calm comes to troubled Ferguson; protests dwindle across U.S.
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Tensions eased in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Thursday after two nights of violence and looting sparked by racially charged anger over a grand jury’s decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting an…
Shades of Ferguson: family of NY teen shot dead by cop wins lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Relatives of a Hispanic teen shot dead by a white New York police officer are headed back to court in January after winning a lawsuit in a case that could set the stage for the family of slain teenager Michael Brown.
Boston Verizon FiOS subscribers lose access to local Fox channel
(Reuters) – Boston-area Verizon customers found themselves cut off from one kind of Thanksgiving bird on Thursday: the Eagles football team.
Thankful to arrive on snowy U.S. holiday with power out, travel delays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of Americans were thankful just to arrive at their Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday after a snowstorm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on Eastern states, causing flight delays and power outages.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the nine-justice court, was released from a Washington hospital on Thursday after undergoing a heart procedure, a court statement said.
Ridesharing firm Uber suspends operations in Nevada
(Reuters) – Ridesharing company Uber suspended its operations in the U.S. state of Nevada late on Wednesday in a setback that it said would cost nearly 1,000 jobs.
Australian extradited to U.S. in Silk Road online drugs bazaar case
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has extradited a man to the United States to face trial for alleged involvement in Silk Road, a website where people bought illegal drugs like heroin using digital currency bitcoin, a government official said on Thursday.
