Deputy who killed California boy trains officers to use guns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old California boy carrying what turned out to be a plastic replica assault rifle is a firearms expert who has trained officers for nearly two decades, authorities said on Monda…
Man who ranted about zombies shot and killed by California homeowner
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man shot dead after breaking into a young family’s suburban home over the weekend had ranted about zombies hours before he showed up screaming threats in their backyard and smashed into their house, authorities said…
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault
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Judge blocks part of Texas law restricting abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked the provision of a sweeping new Texas abortion law that requires doctors performing the procedure to have an agreement with a local hospital to admit patients, handing a partial victory to sup…
U.S. judge orders TV pitchman Trudeau released from jail
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday ordered infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau released from a downtown Chicago jail where he had been held six days for failing to pay a nearly $38 million judgment over false promises he made in a weight-loss book.
Maine ‘hermit’ sentenced to re-enter society with counseling
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine man who claims to have spent 27 years living in the woods as a hermit pleaded guilty on Monday to burglary and theft in a deal in which he will receive mental health counseling to re-enter society.
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault
(Warning: Language in seventh paragraph may be offensive to some readers)
Michigan governor defends Detroit bankruptcy filing approval
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder defended Detroit’s bankruptcy filing on Monday, stating in court that he followed the state and federal constitutions while addressing fiscal issues that had built up in Detroit for more than half a cen…
Wider use of body armor cuts deaths in U.S. federal police forces
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in action dropped sharply last year, a trend that policing experts said reflected the increased use of body armor by police.
Ohio to use execution drugs combination never tried in U.S
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio said on Monday that it does not have enough of the drug pentobarbital to carry out a scheduled execution next month and will turn to a combination of two drugs that a death-penalty expert said has never been used before in th…
