Mother charged after son sets himself on fire for Facebook video
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina woman is accused of helping record her teenage son set himself on fire after he doused his body with fingernail polish as part of a social media stunt, police said.
After 23 million rides, no deaths in U.S. bike share programs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yanking a bicycle from the docking station outside New York’s Grand Central Terminal, a helmetless rider slung a golf bag full of clubs over his shoulder and, along with another rider wearing headphones but no helmet, merged into r…
Connecticut Republicans to vote in primary on Tuesday
(Reuters) – Connecticut Republicans went to the polls on Tuesday to choose a candidate to take on the state’s Democratic incumbent governor, Dannel Malloy, in the November elections.
Lawyers for accused Colorado theater gunman want media leaks probed
DENVER (Reuters) – Lawyers for accused movie theater gunman James Holmes are seeking a special prosecutor to probe whoever leaked to Fox News details about their client’s plans to commit mass murder, a motion made public on Monday showed.
NYC official wants police to wear cameras after choke-hold death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Following public outrage at the death of a New York City man who was put in a choke hold while being arrested, the city’s public advocate called on Monday for police officers to be outfitted with body-worn cameras.
Union says Detroit bankruptcy disrupting contract negotiations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Detroit’s largest union said on Monday that the city’s historic bankruptcy proceedings have given the management of the water and sewer department opportunities to disrupt bargaining units and strip union members of job protectio…
U.S. can keep court orders, phone cos secret in NSA spy case
(Reuters) – The U.S. government need not turn over a secret surveillance court’s orders or the names of phone companies helping it collect call records, because it might reveal methods needed to protect national security, a federal judge decided on Mon…
Teen suspect in killing of Washington girl, 6, held on $1 million bail
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 17-year-old boy facing charges as an adult in the killing and sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl who lived in his Washington state mobile home park was ordered held on $1 million bail on Monday, court officials said.
FBI probes killing of black Missouri teen; mom urges non-violence
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – The mother of a black teenager from suburban St. Louis who was shot to death by police over the weekend begged for non-violence on Monday in the wake of riots, as the FBI opened a probe into the racially charged case.
California bill would require anti-theft ‘kill switches’ on smartphones
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – All smartphones sold in California would have to come with a “kill switch” to render them inoperable if lost or stolen under a bill passed by the legislature on Monday, the latest effort to stem an epidemic of phone theft …
