Sunday, March 13, 2016

U.S. police escape federal charges in 96 percent of rights cases: newspaper

(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against law enforcement officers in the United States facing allegations of civil rights violations in 96 percent of such cases between 1995 and 2015, according to an investigation by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.











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Sled dog killed in apparent snowmobile 'attacks' at Alaska's Iditarod

JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska State Troopers on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with attacks on two musher teams taking part in the Iditarod dog sled race that killed at least one dog and injured three others.











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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Thunderstorms pound U.S. South after days of rain

(Reuters) - A line of severe thunderstorms hit Louisiana on Saturday, adding more rain to flooded rivers across the lower Mississippi Valley after days of downpours, meteorologists said.











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One dead, two missing after tugboat hits barge at New York bridge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tugboat crew member died and two others were missing on Saturday after the vessel collided with a barge and sank in the Hudson River under the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City, authorities and local media said.


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Riot breaks out at Alabama prison

(Reuters) - A riot broke out at a prison in southern Alabama, authorities said on Saturday, and a local news website said inmates had set fires and overturned beds.











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Three people found dead in Montana home: media

(Reuters) - Three people have been found dead in a house in central Montana where police responded to a 911 hang up call, media reported.


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Flint families file lawsuits over children poisoned by water

(Reuters) - A group of Flint families with children has filed new lawsuits in the Michigan city's water crisis, accusing private companies of professional negligence and government employees of misconduct that led to the contamination of the water supply.











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