Illinois mother, three kids killed in crash heading to Halloween parade
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A mother and three of her children on their way to a Halloween parade were killed and a fourth child seriously injured when their vehicle was hit by a freight train in southern Illinois, police said on Friday.
New York’s top uniformed police chief resigns ahead of promotion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The highest-ranking uniformed officer in New York City’s police department unexpectedly announced his resignation on Friday, days before he was due to be promoted to become the force’s second in command.
Court spurns Virginia mom’s conviction for taking children to school late
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s compulsory school-attendance law is too vague to be used to prosecute a divorced mother for bringing her children to school late, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday, overturning her convictions in a lower cour…
Three U.S. soldiers in Texas plead guilty to smuggling immigrants
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Three U.S. soldiers stationed at the Fort Hood Army post in central Texas pleaded guilty on Friday to smuggling immigrants into the United States, officials said.
NYC to pay $2.25 million over Rikers Island inmate’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will pay $2.25 million to resolve a wrongful death claim by the family of a mentally ill, homeless Marine Corps veteran who died at the Rikers Island jail complex eight days after his arrest, the city’s comptroller an…
Appeals court clears way for N.Y. police stop-and-frisk reforms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City can finally begin to implement court-ordered reforms to its controversial stop-and-frisk police tactic, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a last-ditch challenge brought by several police unions.
California mayor at center of immigration debate charged with DUI
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California mayor who made headlines leading a local backlash against a flood of Central American immigrants across the U.S. border, has been charged with felony drunk driving in connection with an accident that injure…
Wife of Arkansas murder suspect faces murder charge in realtor’s death
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – The wife of a man charged a month ago with the kidnapping and murder of a suburban Little Rock, Arkansas, realtor was ordered held without bond by a district judge on Friday, less than a day after her arrest in the case.
Parachutist rescued from Missouri radio tower
(Reuters) – A man’s plan to leap from a Missouri radio tower south of St. Louis went awry when his parachute got stuck on a supporting wire, leaving him suspended 155 feet above the ground, a fire official said on Friday.
American detained in North Korea said he wanted to help Christians
(Reuters) – The American detained by North Korea knew he risked jail by leaving a Bible behind at a club and was not abused during his nearly half year detention in the state often criticized for suppressing religious freedom, he told NBC News on Frida…
