Demonstrations aside, it’s not 1960s Berkeley any more
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Gray-haired activists still hand out leaflets on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, but the California university town that has seen violent protests over police killings of unarmed black men is a far cry from the leftist hotbed…
Surf’s up! Chile start-up turns fishing nets into skateboards
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chile-based start-up venture that collects discarded fishing nets from the country’s long coastline and turns them into skateboards for U.S. teenagers is garnering attention from investors as sales ramp up.
American nurse exposed to Ebola to be admitted to NIH center
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American nurse who was exposed to Ebola while volunteering in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone will be admitted to the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Maryland on Thursday, NIH announced.
Chicago proposes chokehold ban in wake of U.S. protests
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago city council members have proposed a ban on the use of chokeholds by police officers working within city limits in an expansive proposal coming in the wake of the chokehold death of an unarmed black man being arrested in New…
U.S. chokehold protesters stage ‘die-ins’, issue demands in NY
BERKELEY, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students at medical schools around the United States staged “die-ins” to protest the chokehold death by police of an unarmed black man, and New York activists demanded the city take action after a grand jury declin…
Italy pursues alleged New York mobster for extortion
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. police, acting at the request of an Italian court, have arrested a New York City man authorities identify as a member of the Gambino mob family for extortion, Italian officials said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Campaign contributions under scrutiny in California police probe
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – An investigator appointed by a U.S. federal judge is examining whether campaign contributions affected how the city of Oakland, California, chose its lawyers for police disciplinary cases, according to a source briefed on th…
New Jersey voters say U.S. not ready for president ‘Jersey Guy’ Christie: poll
(Reuters) – New Jersey voters say the rest of the United States is not ready for a “Jersey Guy” president and neither is the Garden State, where Governor Chris Christie’s presidential appeal continues to slide, a poll released on Thursday showed.
Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Nashville-area haunted house is getting into the Christmas spirit this weekend, with Zombie Santa, his undead elves and one demonic reindeer going on the attack for fun and charity.
Police find body of woman in car of missing California family
(Reuters) – Police in southern California found the body of a woman on Wednesday inside the trunk of a car belonging to a family of six that has been missing for days, officials said.
