Bratton, a cop with star power, may return to run N.Y. police department
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Bratton, a celebrity in the world of U.S. law enforcement, is once again tantalizingly close to the nation’s most coveted police job – commissioner of the New York Police Department.
Obama to chide Republicans on spending cuts at school event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic President Barack Obama will take a swipe at austerity-minded Republicans on Friday ahead of a looming budget rematch, urging against the backdrop of a model school that spending, rather than belt-tightening, is key to …
California cop’s mistaken fatal shooting of boy unfolded in seconds
SANTA ROSA, California (Reuters) – No more than 10 seconds elapsed from the time sheriff’s deputies spotted a 13-year-old California boy carrying what they thought was an assault rifle and the moment they shot him dead, only to learn afterward the gun …
U.S. wildfire smoke poses health hazards to distant communities: report
(Reuters) – Massive clouds of smoke spewed from U.S. wildfires raging ever more intensely in recent summers send soot, carbon monoxide and other toxins far and wide, posing health hazards for distant communities, scientists warned in a study on Thursda…
Automatic budget cuts could hit Pentagon harder this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Months after the U.S. military was hit with a $37 billion budget cut that threw it into turmoil and confusion, the Pentagon is headed into the new fiscal year facing a similar threat that could have even more devastating conseque…
Mistakes made in Catholic clergy sex abuse probes: Minnesota archbishop
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic archbishop of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Archdiocese said on Thursday that serious mistakes had been made in the archdiocese’s investigations of allegations of sex abuse by clergy and he has ordered a review of …
Washington state 11-year-old faces charges after bringing gun to school
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An 11-year-old student faced charges of attempted assault and other crimes on Thursday after bringing a handgun, some 400 bullets, and several kitchen knives to his middle school in southern Washington state, police said.
Razing of Sandy Hook school massacre site begins Friday
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The demolition of Newtown, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 young children and six adults were shot to death last December, will begin on Friday under a cloak of secrecy meant to discourage souvenir-…
California man dies while searching for missing son in New Mexico
(Reuters) – The father of an elk hunter reported missing in rugged terrain in western New Mexico has died while helping in the search, authorities said on Thursday.
Florida’s attorney general challenges medical marijuana initiative
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida’s attorney general told the state’s high court on Thursday that supporters of medical marijuana want to mislead voters into approving a proposal to legalize the use of pot for anyone who can convince a doctor th…
