Delaware teen accused of murdering father with crossbow
(Reuters) – A teenage boy in Delaware, charged with murdering his father with a crossbow, was being held without bail Saturday in a juvenile detention facility, state police said.
SantaCon merrymakers hit midtown Manhattan for annual pub crawl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Waves of revelers dressed in Santa Claus outfits invaded Midtown Manhattan on Saturday as part of New York’s version of SantaCon, a massive pub crawl that organizers scaled back this year in part to prevent conflicts with a nearby …
Police arrest man in connection with Oregon high school shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A 22-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday morning in connection with a shooting outside a Portland high school that wounded three teenagers and another man, police said.
Missouri prosecutor releases more evidence from Ferguson shooting
(Reuters) – A Missouri prosecutor on Saturday made public two dozen documents related to the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager killed by a white police officer, saying his office had inadvertently held them back.
California cleans up after massive rains, new storm forecast for Monday
(Reuters) – Another storm system is forecast to hit California early on Monday, the National Weather Service said, days after heavy rains in the drought-stricken state caused mudslides and flash floods that damaged dozens of homes and left roads impass…
NYC police union launches campaign to keep mayor away from funerals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s police union is showing its displeasure with Mayor Bill de Blasio and the head of the city council by starting a campaign to keep the two politicians away from funerals of fallen officers.
Senate aims to vote Monday on $1.1 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Friday struggled to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill that would avert a looming federal government shutdown, postponing a vote until Monday when procedural hurdles begin to evaporate.
Ho, ho, holdup! Bank robbers get busy during holidays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – End-of-year holidays mean a lot of things – Santa, carols, parties, cards and gifts. They also mean more bank robberies.
New York man pleads guilty to fake anthrax, ricin attacks
SYRACUSE, N.Y (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded guilty to mailing more than 20 death-threat letters he claimed were laced with anthrax or ricin to schools and U.S. officials and lawmakers, including Senator John McCain, between 1997 and 2012, a U.S. a…
After racial tumult, NBA opens floor to social activism
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When a wave of the NBA’s biggest stars donned “I can’t breathe” shirts – the rallying cry of demonstrators against U.S. policing tactics in black communities – it highlighted the power and influence wielded by today’s profession…
