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…
Gay couple told to leave taxi after kiss files complaint
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A gay couple filed a human rights complaint on Monday against a Chicago-area taxi company because a driver told them to leave his cab after they kissed in the back seat.
Judge blocks part of Texas law restricting abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked part of a new Texas law that requires doctors performing abortions to have an agreement with a local hospital to admit patients, handing a partial victory to supporters of the right to abortio…
States hit by Sandy to get next $5 billion of recovery funding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and New York City, and they pledged that the pace of spending would pick up after a slow start.
Rapper 50 Cent gets probation in domestic violence case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American rapper 50 Cent on Monday struck a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for three years’ probation and 30 days of community service after allegedly kicking the mother of his child and destroying her property during a June a…
Rapper 50 Cent gets probation in domestic violence case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American rapper 50 Cent on Monday struck a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for three years’ probation and 30 days of community service after allegedly kicking the mother of his child and destroying her property during a June a…
Penn State to pay $59.7 million in Sandusky child sex abuse settlement
(Reuters) – Penn State has settled the bulk of claims by child sex abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky in a major step to move beyond a scandal that cost millions and upended a once legendary football program, the university said on Monday.
FBI orders new agents to see Martin Luther King memorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new FBI chief on Monday ordered all new agents and analysts to visit the national memorial to late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a reminder not to repeat the abuses of the U.S. investigative bureau’s past.
Judge blocks part of Texas law restricting abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked a provision of a new Texas law that requires doctors performing abortions to have an agreement with a local hospital to admit patients, and the judge left up to physicians the decision whether…
