NYPD probing report that EMTs stopped four cops beating handcuffed man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Police Department said on Tuesday it was investigating a report that two emergency medical technicians jumped in to stop four police officers who were punching a handcuffed patient.
Arizona researcher in airport flap says he was asserting gun rights
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona medical researcher arrested after taking a loaded assault rifle into the Phoenix airport said on Monday he was making a political statement and did not intend to harm anyone.
Bertha weakens to a tropical storm : NHC
(Reuters) – Bertha, the second hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season, has weakened to a tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.
U.S. to close three interim shelters housing migrant children : U.S. media
(Reuters) – Three interim shelters that have housed thousands of children who have come unaccompanied to the United States from Central America will close within weeks, leading U.S. newspapers reported on Monday.
Phoenix Suns P.J. Tucker gets jail time for drunk driving in Arizona: attorney
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Phoenix Suns basketball forward P.J. Tucker was sentenced on Monday to three days in jail and 11 days of house arrest after pleading guilty to “super extreme” drunk driving in Arizona, one of his attorneys said.
Colorado girl, three, shot by 5-year-old boy wielding handgun
DENVER (Reuters) – A 3-year-old Colorado girl was shot and critically wounded by a 5-year-old boy on Monday with a handgun belonging to her mother’s boyfriend, police said.
White supremacist gets life in prison after U.S. West Coast killing spree
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A white supremacist convicted of killing two people during a bloody three-state road trip on the U.S. West Coast was sentenced on Monday to two life sentences by a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, the Justice Department said…
Hurricane Bertha expected to weaken on Tuesday: NHC
(Reuters) – Bertha, the second hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season, is expected to weaken on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday.
Medicare raises U.S. hospital payment rates for FY2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Monday that it will increase the operating payments that acute-care and long-term care hospitals receive from Medicare for inpatient care for the federal fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1.
Jodi Arias to represent self in Arizona death penalty sentencing retrial
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge agreed on Monday to allow convicted murder Jodi Arias to represent herself during a sentencing retrial to determine if she will face the death penalty for killing her ex-boyfriend in 2008, a court spokesman said.
