No Charges For Ohio Officer Who Shot and Killed12 Yr Old

A grand jury on Monday declined to indict a white police officer in the killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was shot while playing with what turned out to be a pellet gun.
In explaining the decision, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said it was…

Grandmother "Accidentally" Killed By Chicago Police

Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after she hosted family on Christmas Day.
The fatal shooting of Jones, 55, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, a college student visiting his…

Tornados Touch Down and Kill Eight

Emergency crews were assessing damage on Thursday after a storm system packing high winds and spawning tornadoes tore through the southern and central United States, killing at least eight people and injuring scores.

The stormy weather scrambled holiday plans in Florida while northeastern states expected unseasonably warm temperatures. Forecasts indicated…

Murder Charges For Las Vegas Sidewalk Driver

A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip told authorities she was stressed out after being chased by security guards from parking lots where she had been trying to sleep before the crash, according…

California Terrorist's Friend Arrested by FBI

A former neighbor suspected of supplying guns to the married couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was charged on Thursday with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Enrique Marquez, 24, a friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, who launched the…