Obama orders review of U.S. police use of military hardware
EDGARTOWN Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the distribution of military hardware to state and local police out of concern at how such equipment has been used during racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
Thousands march in New York City to protest police chokehold death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Reverend Al Sharpton led thousands of chanting but peaceful activists in a march across Staten Island on Saturday to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died after New York City police put him in a banned chokehold last month…
Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, gathered in intense heat on Saturday to mark two weeks since a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager, while supporters of the officer said in a separate rally miles away t…
Man shot to death at Wiz Khalifa concert in Northern California
(Reuters) – A man was shot to death backstage at a Wiz Khalifa rap concert in Northern California and the gunman remained at large, police said on Saturday.
Wyoming officer charged over death of police dog in hot car
(Reuters) – A Wyoming police officer has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges tied to the death of a dog left inside a sweltering patrol car for more than six hours, local media reported.
Obama to business: tell your lawmakers to renew Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged business owners to press Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which could halt any new financing Sept. 30 – as some conservative Republicans hope it will – if lawmakers fai…
Redskins name controversy heralds another season of discontent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amanda Blackhorse decided one afternoon to attend a rally outside a game between the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins.
U.S. undercover investigators among those exposed in data breach
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A cyber attack at a firm that performs background checks for U.S. government employees compromised data of at least 25,000 workers, including some undercover investigators, and that number could rise, agency officials said…
Sharpen the pencils: Tennessee revives cursive teaching
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Children in Tennessee will have to get used to holding a pencil again next year when new cursive handwriting standards go into effect in schools throughout the state.
University of New Mexico suspends soccer coach over hazing
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – The University of New Mexico women’s soccer coach and 22 players on the team were ordered suspended on Friday over a hazing incident that landed one extremely intoxicated freshman athlete in the hospital last weekend, the a…
