Gunshots echo as violence returns to Ferguson, protests across U.S.
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Gunshots pierced the air as an angry crowd threw bottles outside the Ferguson Police Department in suburban St. Louis after a grand jury on Monday decided not to indict a white officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black…
Obama on Ferguson: U.S. ‘has more work to do’ on race relations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama issued an appeal on Monday for restraint by protesters and police after a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of a black teen last August.
U.S. introduces menu calorie labeling to fight obesity
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will publish sweeping new rules on Tuesday requiring chain restaurants and large vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on menus to make people more aware of the risks of obesity posed by fatty, sugary food…
Michael Brown family is ‘profoundly disappointed,’ urges peaceful protests
(Reuters) – The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August, said on Monday they are “profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child” was not indicted.
Exclusive: Ex-broker must pay $2 million to former NBA player
(Reuters) – A former securities broker that regulators said took part in a multi-million dollar fraud against professional athletes must pay $2 million to former NBA player Sam Young, an arbitration panel ruled on Monday.
Internet access among services approved for Seattle homeless camps
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle City Council voted on Monday to approve a new city budget that includes money that could be used to provide Internet access at some of the city’s dozens of homeless encampments.
California man walks free after conviction overturned in 1978 murder
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – A California man who spent more than 30 years in prison for a 1978 murder walked free on Monday after a judge overturned his conviction based on new DNA analysis and investigative reports that were withheld from his defense….
Missouri officials to reveal grand jury’s decision on teen’s shooting
CLAYTON, Mo./FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri officials plan to announce a grand jury’s decision on whether to criminally charge a white police officer in the August fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson at 8 p.m. local time (0200 G…
Hundreds of University of California students walk out over proposed tuition hike
(Reuters) – Hundreds of University of California students walked out of classes on Monday to protest a planned 25 percent tuition increase they say will make the cost of education across the 10-campus system too expensive.
Man accused in deadly Missouri crime spree pleads not guilty
(Reuters) – A man accused of killing five people during a crime spree in a Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and other charges, a court official said.
