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Newark police to revise stop-and-frisk policies in rights settlement
Police in Newark, New Jersey, will be equipped with cameras on their uniforms and patrol cars and change their rules for stopping and frisking suspects under the terms of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department revealed on Wednesday. The settlement follows a lengthy civil rights review of…
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Newark settles civil rights probe into police tactics
The city of Newark, New Jersey, and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a deal to resolve allegations that the city's police department routinely violated civil rights, particularly those of minorities. The terms of the agreement are expected to be made public at an 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT)…
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Decision on charges in Minneapolis police killing due Wednesday
By Todd Melby MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A county attorney in Minnesota will announce on Wednesday whether he has decided to charge two Minneapolis police officers in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man last November. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will hold a news conference at…
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Washington Monument reopens after elevator malfunction
The Washington Monument reopened on Wednesday after inspection of the elevator, which had halted on Tuesday stranding more than two dozen visitors, the National Park Service said. Technicians ruled the elevator safe to operate after it came to a stop in the 555-foot-high (169-meter-high) marble…
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Exclusive: Most Americans support torture against terror suspects - Reuters/Ipsos poll
The poll reflects a U.S. public on edge after the massacre of 14 people in San Bernardino in December and large-scale attacks in Europe in recent months, including a bombing claimed by the militant group Islamic State last week that killed at least 32 people in Belgium. Donald Trump, the…
ReutersFamilies of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
The Obama administration ordered the families of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey on Tuesday and warned U.S. citizens against travel to the region amid mounting security concerns. The Pentagon said 670 dependents of U.S. military personnel would be affected…
ReutersTexas to execute man who murdered his two daughters
Texas plans on Wednesday to execute a man who killed his two daughters at his Dallas apartment while the girls' mother listened on the phone, hearing the gunshots and her children's screams. John Battaglia, 60, a former accountant, is set to be put to death by lethal injection at the state's death…
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Man arrested in Vermont with equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin in his body: police
(Reuters) - A New York man was charged with drug trafficking and other crimes after authorities in Vermont discovered the equivalent of more than 1,400 bags of heroin hidden in his body, state police said on Wednesday. Fernando Estrella, 41, of the Bronx was pulled over by officers in St Albans…
ReutersU.S. top court hands win to unions, splits 4-4 without Scalia
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public sector unions triumphed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices preserved a vital source of cash for organized labor, splitting 4-4 on a conservative challenge that had seemed destined for success until Justice Antonin Scalia's…
ReutersApple could use Brooklyn case to pursue details about FBI iPhone hack: source
If the U.S. Department of Justice asks a New York court to force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone, the technology company could push the government to reveal how it accessed the phone which belonged to a shooter in San Bernardino, a source familiar with the situation said. The Justice Department will…
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U.S. labor complaint filed against California warehouse that serves retailers
The complaint against California Cartage Company, LLC, and an affiliated firm means allegations of wrongdoing submitted by a worker group last year will move forward and be heard by an NLRB administrative law judge in June, the filing showed. The filing says that the California Cartage and its…
ReutersThirteen Detroit school principals charged in kickback scheme
Federal officials on Tuesday charged 13 current and former Detroit Public School (DPS) principals with engaging in a long-running kickback scheme in which prosecutors said they submitted fraudulent invoices to a vendor in exchange for prepaid gift cards, cash and checks that totaled more than…
ReutersFamily of teen killed by South Carolina police settle lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed white teen who was shot to death last summer by a police officer in South Carolina has been settled for $2.15 million, attorneys for both sides said on Tuesday. Zachary Hammond, 19, died last July when he was shot by Lieutenant Mark…
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California deputy accused of bribing witnesses in videotaped beating
A veteran police officer accused of bribing witnesses in the brutal beating of a man has been placed on leave during an investigation of the "horrific" allegation, a San Francisco Bay Area sheriff said on Tuesday. The two sheriff's deputies seen pummeling the suspect on the video, Luis Santamaria…
ReutersMississippi woman pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State
A Mississippi woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria, 2-1/2 weeks after her husband entered the same plea. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, was arrested at a Mississippi airport in August 2015 while attempting to board a flight to Turkey with her…
ReutersObama weighs Republican Nevada governor for Supreme Court
By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican and former federal judge, is among candidates being considered by President Barack Obama for appointment to the Supreme Court, a source close to the process said on Wednesday, as Obama sought to…
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New York mulls two-tier minimum wage in push for $15/hour
Officials negotiating New York's budget are considering capping the minimum wage in less affluent regions so they can raise it to $15 per hour in wealthier areas like New York City, according to top-ranking lawmakers. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has made a $15 state-wide hourly…
ReutersMichigan prosecutor resigns amid sex charges
Stuart Dunnings III, prosecuting attorney of Ingham County, Michigan, said he would resign from his job effective July 2, according to the prosecutor's office. Local media reported that Dunnings faces one felony charge and 14 misdemeanor charges, brought in Ingham county as well as Clinton and…
ReutersWashington's MedStar computers down for second day after virus
MedStar Health's computer systems remained offline on Tuesday for the second straight day as the non-profit, one of the biggest medical service providers in the U.S. capital region, worked to stem the spread of a virus and restore its network. The virus was discovered at MedStar after several…
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Missouri will appeal a court ruling striking down parts of a law passed last year that limits revenue cities can raise from traffic tickets after public outcry over the effect of fines on minorities, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday. The law, Senate Bill 5, limits the amount of revenue…
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