Washington Post editorial board no longer using word ‘Redskins’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post editorial board will generally avoid using the word “Redskins” when referring to Washington’s football team, it announced on Friday, saying the term denigrates Native Americans.
Utah teen arrested after bomb threats shut down school
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and local police arrested a 16-year-old Utah boy accused of making bomb threats and ransom demands over Skype that shut down the first day of classes at his former high school, authorities…
Maryland man charged with defrauding elderly on dating sites
(Reuters) – A Maryland man is facing federal fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and other charges for allegedly bilking more than $1.1 million from elderly men and women through online dating sites.
Head NYC jail investigator resigns amid reports of guard violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The commissioner in charge of investigations in New York City’s jails resigned on Friday, nearly three weeks after a U.S. Department of Justice report described how guards routinely assaulted teenage inmates at the Rikers Island ja…
Kentucky firefighter critical after ice bucket challenge mishap
(Reuters) – A Kentucky firefighter was in critical condition Friday, a day after he and three others were injured when an aerial ladder got too close to a power line when their department doused a university band with water in an “ice bucket” fundraise…
Rights struggle to continue after Missouri violence fades, organizers vow
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – After two nights of relative calm in Ferguson, Missouri, many have expressed hope the violent clashes and looting that followed a white police officer’s shooting of an unarmed black teenager will soon be a thing of the past.
Texas Governor Perry’s indictment to curb his gun-toting ways
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A felony indictment for abuse of power will hit Texas Governor Rick Perry, an avowed gun enthusiast, where it hurts – by curtailing some of his rights to bear firearms.
Children hurt in fall from Ferris wheel at Michigan fair
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl remained hospitalized on Friday after she and her 8-year-old brother were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel cab in Michigan on Thursday night, police and fair officials said.
New York couple lured Amish girls with dog to enslave them: sheriff
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York couple accused of kidnapping two Amish girls lured them to their car with an offer to pet a dog before shackling the sisters with the intent of enslaving them, according to the sheriff’s office.
Woman with no fingerprints faces theft, forgery charges in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A disbarred lawyer who removed her fingerprints to hide her identity will be extradited to Colorado to faces charges that she swindled at least two people out of their homes, authorities said on Wednesday.
