Slager to present North Charleston shooting case to grand jury
Prosecutors in South Carolina plan to present the murder case of former North Charleston officer Michael T. Slager to a local grand jury as early as May 4. Slager is jailed on murder charges for the death of Walter L. Scott after a traffic stop captured on video.
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S.C
South Carolina
Michael T. Slager
Walter L. Scott
Slager
Scarlett Wilson
Missouri
Darren Wilson
Michael Brown
Ferguson
Staten Island
N.Y
Eric Garner
Scott
Car plunges into Los Angeles harbor killing boy
A family left a waterfront area when their Honda veered off a dock at Ports O Call and sank in about 30 feet of water. Divers rescued two children, a 13 year old who died at a hospital and an 8 year old in critical condition. The parents survived in fair condition.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
Norma Eisenman
Ports O’ Call
San Pedro
Port of
Fire Department
Brian Humphrey
California sheriff suspends 10 deputies after violent arrest video
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon placed 10 deputies on paid administrative leave after KNBC TV captured a two hour pursuit ending in a violent arrest of Francis Pusek. Video shows stun gun use and deputies appearing to kick the suspect. FBI opened a civil rights probe as internal and criminal investigations begin.
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San Bernardino
Calif
California
John McMahon
McMahon
Francis Pusek
Knbc-Tv
Pusok
Pusek
FBI
States retain right to fire gays amid marriage debate
As the Supreme Court weighs nationwide same sex marriage, 28 states still allow firing gays despite growing support for protections. Advocates vow to push new anti discrimination laws while lawmakers in the South and Midwest resist expanding rights. Local public opinion shows broad support for protections, though political leaders lag.
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Washington
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
David Codell
National Center For Lesbian Rights
Indiana
Arkansas
YouGov
Huffington Post
James Esseks
American Civil Liberties Union
Ucla School of Law
Williams Institute
Wisconsin
Utah
HIV outbreak in Indiana linked to needle sharing spreads
More than 100 people in southeastern Indiana tested positive for HIV tied to intravenous needle sharing. Officials report 95 confirmed and 11 preliminary positive cases as of Thursday, up from last week, with all cases linked to needle sharing among drug users. Governor Pence declared a public health emergency in Scott County on March 26, waiving the needle exchange ban.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Joint Information Center
Mike Pence
Scott County
Train Joyride Steals Lead to Five-Year Supervised Release
Derek Skyler Brux 22 was sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay over 63000 dollars in restitution to Rail Link after unhooking two engines and speeding a coal mine train along a northeast Wyoming rail line. He pleaded guilty to a federal count of committing violence against railroad carriers in January. The man said a supervisor call at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine triggered the act about 65 miles south of Gillette.
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Wyo
Wyoming
Derek Skyler Brux
Rail Link
Brux
North Antelope Rochelle
Gillette
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