Rodney King beating prompted cops to shoot more: lawyer
Rodney King's brutal beating by LAPD officers 25 years ago led to the infamous L.A. riots in 1992.
Rodney King's brutal beating by LAPD officers 25 years ago led to the infamous L.A. riots in 1992.
Beginning June 1, anyone looking to purchase tobacco products in San Francisco must be at least 21 — not 18, the legal age in the majority of the country.The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the measure on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate KPIX. With this new legislation, San Francisco joins Boston, New York and more than 100 other U.S. cities in raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, ...
DETROIT - An American Airlines flight attendant is facing charges that allege he started a fire in an airplane bathroom as the flight from Dallas approached Detroit.
DETROIT (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant is facing charges that allege he started a fire in an airplane bathroom as the flight from Dallas approached Detroit.
DETROIT (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant is facing charges that allege he started a fire in an airplane bathroom as the flight from Dallas approached Detroit. In a criminal complaint filed Tuesday, the FBI says Johnathan Tafoya-Montano admitted setting paper towels on fire with a lighter.
The government on Wednesday said it has no intention to bring a mandatory policy for phasing out old vehicles. It has done away with the concept of “scrapping” and the policy being finalised will be named as “Voluntary Vehicle Modernisation” scheme, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said; meaning vehicle owners will have the choice to keep the old vehicle or surrender it.
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - A judge ordered a teenager accused of being a fake doctor to take a mental health exam after new charges accusing him of stealing over $34,000 from an 86-year-old patient were filed.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge ordered a teenager accused of being a fake doctor to take a mental health exam after new charges accusing him of stealing over $34,000 from an 86-year-old …
Running back Adrian Peterson devoured most of the workload last season, leaving few scraps for backups Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata. While rushing for an NFL-best 1,485 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015, Peterson didn’t just lead the league in carries. His 327 carries were 49 more than the next guy, Doug Martin. And he was the first 30-something since Thomas Jones in 2009 to get more than 300 carries in a season. Should we expect Peterson to hog the ball again in 2016? “I think he can still handle... Читать дальше...
A resources rally propels further gains on the ASX.
Ludhiana tops the state with maximum schools not adhering to the guidelines of the Punjab School Education Board. 56 schools in the district and 44 in Sangrur district face closure due to non-compliance.
A referendum on the alleged accession of Serbia to NATO would be a waste of state funds on a non-issue, as Serbia does not want to join the Alliance, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday.
A new study finds that too little sleep boosts a signal in the body that may drive a stronger desire to eat. It's the latest evidence linking sleep deprivation to overeating and increased body weight.
Tibet protest: A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire and died in a protest against Chinese rule, in the first such action of its kind this year, a U.S. government-funded radio station said Wednesday. Kalsang Wangdu self-immolated Monday afternoon near the Retsokha monastery in western Sichuan province’s traditionally Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Kardze, Radio Free Asia reported. Debris that washed up on the coast of Mozambique over the weekend could be part of the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370... Читать дальше...
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On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump repeated an unlikely position that he's been staking for the past month: He wants Apple to build its iPhones in the US.
"I'm going to bring jobs back. I'm going to get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China," Trump said. "How does it help us when they make it in China?"
Made-in-USA iPhones have come up before, most notably when President Barack Obama asked then... Читать дальше...
Uber Technologies has spent big to expand its ride-hailing service around the globe as its international business lost $237 million in 2014.
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“We are not keeping up with that kind of technology development.”
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will be able to match or exceed the United States Air Force in the number of fielded combat aircraft by 2030. Moreover, while American forces will still maintain an edge, the technological gap between the two great powers will have closed significantly between now and then.
Right now, the PLAAF is slightly larger in terms of personnel... Читать дальше...
The Pentagon is giving vetted experts the chance to - legally - hack their computer systems
Dear Universe, what hath society done to receive this bounty? We haven't exactly been our best behavior. We let Leonardo DiCaprio work in Hollywood for twenty years before we...
The crew chief for Paul Menard was penalized $5,000.
Tom DeLonge and the remaining members of Blink-182 have gone their separate ways, but there are still some things left unsaid about the artistic...
Study shows hypertension patients who used this app were at risk of a misreading.
The Illinois House has failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of funding for college grants and two-year schools. An Illinois House committee unanimously passed a proposal to suspend late fees for license plate renewal stickers because the state is not mailing reminders to residents in order to save money during the budget deadlock. A Senate committee has OK'd a measure that would let an outside arbitrator decide state-employee wages and working conditions if union negotiations reach an impasse. Читать дальше...