Oklahoma police officer charged with murdering daughter’s boyfriend
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A Tulsa police officer has been charged with first degree murder on suspicion of shooting dead his daughter’s boyfriend when the 19-year-old tried to introduce himself, court officials said on Tuesday.
Missouri racial violence recalls apartheid, U.N. rights chief says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Clashes between police and protesters in the U.S. town of Ferguson are reminiscent of the racial violence spawned by apartheid in her native South Africa, the top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday.
Ex-Virginia teacher indicted in attack on legislator’s wife
(Reuters) – A former Virginia high school teacher who police say attacked the wife of a state legislator was indicted by a grand jury on Monday on three felony charges of entering a house armed, abduction and malicious wounding, according to court docu…
Federal rejection leaves immigrant in limbo at Arizona church
TUCSON Ariz. (Reuters) – Federal officials have denied an undocumented immigrant’s application to remain in the United States, leaving her to live in sanctuary, and legal limbo, at a southern Arizona church.
Remains from U.S.’s Mount St. Helens belong to Japanese hiker
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Human remains discovered on Washington state’s Mount St. Helens have been identified as a Japanese hiker who went missing last November while trying to climb to the volcano’s summit alone, officials said Tuesday.
Convicted Oregon bomber sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A man convicted of bombing an Oregon district attorney’s office last year in a bid to delay his prosecution on unrelated burglary charges was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in federal prison.
Connecticut man charged with fatally stabbing niece
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man has been charged with murder for fatally stabbing his infant niece while babysitting the 1-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.
Florida lawyer among dead in Bahamas plane crash
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A small plane crash in the sea off the island of Grand Bahama on Monday killed Ormond Beach lawyer R. Michael Kennedy, who worked for a travel services company, according to a Florida newspaper.
Florida woman shoots grandson, 7, after mistaking him for intruder
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A 7-year-old Florida boy was in critical but stable condition on Tuesday after being shot by his grandmother, who mistakenly thought he was an intruder, sheriff’s officials said.
With Sterling saga over, Ballmer gets ovation from Clipper Nation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With his trademark top-of-the-lungs, high-fiving, rambunctious enthusiasm, former Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer introduced himself to Los Angeles Clippers fans on Monday, promising a new era for the NBA team after…
