U.S. Justice Department to collect, study arrest data for racial bias
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it will begin collecting data on stops, searches and arrests made in five U.S. cities to weed out possible racial biases within the criminal justice system.
Tennessee policeman fired after photos show him choking student
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A sheriff in Tennessee fired an officer after a British newspaper published photographs on Sunday that showed him choking a handcuffed college student until he lost consciousness.
Supreme Court rejects hearing on military detention case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Barack Obama’s administration by declining to hear a challenge to a law that allows the U.S. military to indefinitely detain people believed to have helped al Qaeda o…
Drought sends California cattle packing – to Texas
(Reuters) – For decades, ranchers from the east have brought their livestock to California, where mild winters and lush natural pastures created prime conditions for fattening beef cattle.
SEC probing New Jersey Governor Christie’s transport funding: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal securities regulators are probing whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration improperly diverted funds from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for use on transport projects in New Jersey, the pub…
Clippers players stage protest after owner’s alleged racist comments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers players staged a protest at a playoff game on Sunday against racist comments allegedly made by team owner Donald Sterling, turning their warm-up jerseys inside-out to hide the team name before a loss to the …
Autopsy shows Connecticut student died of multiple stab wounds
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old Connecticut girl killed at her high school last week in an attack police say was carried out by a classmate died of multiple stab wounds to her face and torso, according to an autopsy report released Sunday.
California mother faces murder charges of stabbing baby to death
(Reuters) – A California woman found wandering in a park with a bloodied baby in her arms faced murder charges on Sunday on suspicion of stabbing and killing her 7-month-old son, police said.
Motorist plucks crawling boy to safety from busy Utah road
(Reuters) – A 1-year-old child who got out of his backyard and crawled onto a four-lane road in Utah is home safe with his family after being saved by a motorist, police said on Saturday.
More tornadoes expected in central U.S. after North Carolina storm
(Reuters) – The first serious, prolonged storms of the year were brewing on Saturday in the Great Plains, with a growing risk of tornadoes touching down in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas in the coming days, federal meteorologists said.
