U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A government nutrition program for pregnant mothers and small children has not kept pace with technology and U.S. poverty experts say its paper voucher system is driving low-income women away from the program when they need it mo…
U.S. Border Patrol, under fire for use of force, to trial body cameras
(Reuters) – The U.S. Border Patrol said body cameras would be trialled for its agents from next month following allegations over abuse and use of excessive force, as Washington gave the agency authority to investigate staff for criminal misconduct.
Man kills daughter, six grandchildren in Florida murder-suicide
TAMPA (Reuters) – A 51-year-old Florida man shot dead his daughter and six grandchildren in his home before killing himself on Thursday, authorities said.
In shift, U.S. officials fight release on bond of migrants: lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is routinely arguing against the release on bond of Central American women and children at a New Mexico detention center in a policy shift meant to discourage others like them from entering the United Sta…
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 in federal court in Syracuse on Thursday with sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography.
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.
