Police chief says officer in Missouri shooting was injured
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri, was injured in the incident that has sparked racially charged protests, the city’s police chief said on Wednesday.
Oklahoma ex-doctor pleads guilty to deaths from over-prescribed pills
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma City doctor pleaded guilty in Oklahoma County District Court on Wednesday to over-prescribing medication that led to the deaths of eight people.
Texas teenager missing for nearly three days found living at Walmart
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A 14-year-old Texas boy who went missing for nearly three days was discovered living at a Walmart store where he had carved out hiding places in shelves stacked with products and foraged for food in other aisles, police and news rep…
Two out of five U.S. adults at risk of developing diabetes: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two out of five U.S. adults born between 2000 and 2011 are expected to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their life, which is double the rate for men and some 50 percent higher for women born two decades earlier, according t…
New Jersey to hold summit to rescue Atlantic City
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Wednesday he would convene a bipartisan summit in September to seek ways to rescue Atlantic City from a slump in its mainstay casino business.
Los Angeles police investigate shooting of unarmed black man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police are investigating the shooting death of an unarmed black man by an officer during an “investigative stop” that led to a struggle, a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
U.S. Coast Guard reopens vessel traffic in lower Mississippi River
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said it reopened the lower Mississippi River to all traffic transiting around the International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) near Gretna, Louisiana, on Wednesday afternoon following a multi-vessel collision earlier in th…
Final pair convicted in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas case: prosecutors
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The final two defendants of 73 members and associates convicted in a six-year investigation into the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas have pleaded guilty to racketeering in federal courts, a federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Texas shuts company for running online high school ‘diploma mill’
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas has won court approval to close a Houston-based company the state said ran a fraudulent online program that offered high school diplomas for a flat fee and no course work, state officials said on Wednesday.
October court date set for Pittsburgh-area teen accused in stabbings
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – An October court date has been set for a high school student accused of stabbing 21 people at a Pittsburgh-area high school in April, but delays are expected, his lawyer said Wednesday.
