Widow of NYC man who died in police custody says he was not violent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The family of a man who died after being put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer remembered him on Saturday as being peaceful but constantly harassed by law enforcement.
Gary, Indiana, to knock down eyesore high-rise hotel
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The demolition of the tallest, ugliest building in Gary, Indiana – an abandoned 14-story hotel which has been a prominent symbol of decay in this troubled steel town – will begin on Saturday.
Pool, phones, yoga: world intrudes on Amish now home in Ohio after prison
BERGHOLZ Ohio (Reuters) – Amish farmer Raymond Miller developed a taste for Mountain Dew soda, got his GED, and wonders if he should get a pool table after learning to play in prison.
FBI found bomb-making cache in Tucson rampage gunman’s home: LA Times
(Reuters) – Jared Lee Loughner, who killed six people and shot former Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords in a 2011 rampage, kept bomb-making components in a safe in his bedroom, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.
Wildfire managers tap military for aid in U.S. West
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Wildfire managers have turned to the U.S. Department of Defense for immediate access to two military C-130 aircraft retrofitted to carry retardant, boosting their forces to face the largest blaze in Washington state history.
Lead-lined glove tied to New Mexico radiation leak: lawmaker
(Reuters) – A radiation leak that indefinitely shut down a nuclear waste dump in New Mexico was likely caused by a container of radioactive materials improperly packaged with a lead-lined glove at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a state lawmaker said o…
Alaska quake knocks out some communication, does little damage
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck the coast of Alaska early on Friday, shaking people awake in the capital Juneau and cutting off some communications in the southeast part of the state, officials said.
California burglary suspect may face murder charge in shooting by homeowner
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California burglary suspect faces possible murder charges in the fatal shooting of his alleged accomplice, even though she was gunned down by the elderly man they had just robbed as she pleaded she was pregnant, polic…
State judge strikes down Florida’s gay marriage ban, stays ruling
MIAMI (Reuters) – A state judge struck down Florida’s gay marriage ban on Friday in the latest in a string of legal gay-rights victories that have nonetheless been put on hold for resolution by higher courts.
Former WWE champ nabs suspected burglar in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A hapless burglar in Arizona learned a hard lesson when he broke into the Phoenix home of former World Wrestling Entertainment heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan, police said on Friday.
