NY grand jury to weigh police shooting of unarmed black man in stairwell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The district attorney in Brooklyn on Friday said he will convene a grand jury to consider charges against a New York police officer for the Nov. 20 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the stairwell of a public housing project…
Obama to meet with UK’s Prince William at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William will meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday, part of a visit to Washington to a conference on illegal trafficking of ivory and other wildlife, the White House said.
Federal, state safety officials probe Wisconsin dumbwaiter death
(Reuters) – Federal and state investigations into worker safety have been launched into the death of a 21-year-old college student whose body was found in a dumbwaiter at a bar and grill in western Wisconsin, officials said on Friday.
Neighbors of Chicago’s O’Hare airport amp up noise complaints
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Retired engineer Ed Phillips lives almost seven miles (11 km) east of O’Hare International Airport, but conversation at his home is often interrupted by the roar of low-flying jets landing at a new runway at one of the world’s busie…
Arms dealer Bout seeks new trial, hires Ashcroft law firm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (Clarifies 10th paragraph of November 3 article to show Richard Chichakli had in a separate conspiracy case been a co-defendant of Bout and was convicted in that case)
Lawyers for Colorado cinema gunman seek another trial delay
DENVER (Reuters) – Lawyers for accused Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes, who argue he was insane when he killed a dozen moviegoers in 2012, have requested another delay in his murder trial set to begin next month, court documents showed on Friday.
San Diego courthouse bomb scare caused by electronic sex toy
(Reuters) – A security scare at a federal courthouse in San Diego over a suspicious metal device, which drew the bomb squad, turned out to be a false alarm caused by a discarded electronic sex toy, fire officials said on Friday.
Little money for Ferguson, scene of rare U.S. suburban riots
(Reuters) – Sonya Roberts’ liquor store in Ferguson, Missouri was vandalized during rioting in August and November, and with no government aid available, she is relying on Internet crowd-funding and a credit union loan to keep afloat.
U.S. justices to hear Confederate license plate free speech case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on whether Texas officials should have approved a specialty license plate that displays the Confederate flag.
Rolling Stone apologizes for University of Virginia rape story
(Reuters) – Rolling Stone magazine on Friday apologized for its November story about an alleged 2012 gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.
