FBI says 27 U.S. law enforcement died during crimes in 2013; sharp drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI reported on Monday that 76 law enforcement officers in the United States died last year while on duty, including 27 during criminal acts, a sharp drop from 2012.
Teen in crash that killed five enroute to Disney World avoids citation
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A careless driving citation against a Texas teenager at the wheel during a car accident that killed five members of his family as they traveled to Florida’s Disney World will be dismissed, prosecutors said on Monday.
Florida State student paralyzed in library shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A 21-year-old Florida State University student is paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded in last week’s library shooting, his sister said on Monday.
African-American prosecutor named to California Supreme Court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown nominated a 38-year old U.S. Department of Justice attorney for the California Supreme Court on Monday, continuing his reshaping of the top court in the nation’s most populous state.
U.S. housing finance regulator leaves loan limits mostly unchanged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. housing finance regulator said on Monday it would leave unchanged next year the maximum loan size that government-controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can guarantee.
College student in custody after Texas military post lockdown
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A male college student has been taken into custody for driving an unauthorized vehicle onto San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston on Sunday night, sparking a lockdown and a full security alert, officials said on Monday.
Video of Cleveland police shooting released to family representatives
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland officials said on Monday they have released a video recording of the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by police to representatives of the boy’s family, and will eventually release it to the public.
Oklahoma students protest bullying of suspected rape victims at school
NORMAN, Okla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of students at an Oklahoma high school walked out of classes on Monday to protest what they said was a failure by school administrators to take care of three girls who have accused a male classmate of sexually assault…
Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit is eying a date between Dec. 8 and 10 for its debt adjustment plan to take effect, allowing the city to exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy, an attorney said on Monday.
Missouri prosecutor to make statement on shooting of teen: CNN
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – A St. Louis Country prosecutor is expected to make an announcement later on Monday on the grand jury that has been reviewing whether to charge a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the August shooting of an unarmed black tee…
