Police arrest shooting suspects at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport
(Reuters) – Police in Phoenix have arrested three shooting suspects following an hours-long manhunt at the city’s Sky Harbor International Airport on Thursday, following a shooting at a nearby gas station, authorities said.
Arrests made after two sexual assaults at Southern Illinois University
(Reuters) – Authorities are investigating two sexual assaults last weekend at the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University and have arrested a total of six students in connection with the incidents, the school said on Thursday.
Officers kill armed suspect in St. Louis suburb, police say
(Reuters) – St. Louis County police shot dead a man who they said pointed a rifle at them after a short foot chase about two miles from an apartment complex where a white Ferguson officer killed an unarmed black teen in August, sparking protests.
U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress gave final approval on Thursday to President Barack Obama’s plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State, a major part of his military campaign to “degrade and destroy” the militan…
Two adults, six children dead in Florida shooting: report
TAMPA (Reuters) – Two adults and six children were killed on Thursday in a north Florida town in a shooting that may have been a murder-suicide, the Gainesville Sun newspaper reported, citing local authorities.
Couple accused of Amish sisters’ kidnap charged with child sex exploitation
SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) – A couple accused of kidnapping two Amish sisters in northern New York state in August were charged on Thursday in federal court in Syracuse with sexual exploitation of children and child pornography possession.
Police seek shooting suspect at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport
(Reuters) – Police in Arizona arrested one man and were seeking another at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport on Thursday after officers pursued a car there carrying suspects in a shooting at a nearby gas station forecourt, authorities said.
Baltimore cop who cut dog’s throat was within his rights: lawyer
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer facing felony animal cruelty charges after cutting the throat of a dog that bit a pregnant woman on the hand in June was legally authorized to euthanize the animal, his lawyer said on Thursday.
U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama’s plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants on Thursday, a major part of his military campaign to “degrade and destroy” the radical group…
In Barry Bonds appeal, U.S. judges take swings at Justice Department
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several U.S. appeals court judges appeared skeptical on Thursday about the Department of Justice’s attempt to preserve a criminal conviction against baseball home run king Barry Bonds that resulted from a steroids probe.
