Terry Pratchett, Famed Fantasy Author, Dead At 66
LONDON — Fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, creator of the exuberant, satirical “Discworld” series and author of more than 70 books, has died. He was 66.
Denver Police Fire Officer For Using Inappropriate Force With Female Suspect
DENVER – Denver Police Officer James Medina has been fired after using inappropriate force with an incarcerated woman.
Suffolk County Police Officer Shot While On Duty, Suspect Arrested
A Suffolk County police officer was shot and wounded while confronting a suspect who fled a traffic stop, and police officials say the officer is expected to survive.
Rabbi Mendel Epstein Ordered Beatings and Demanded Cash For Forced Divorces
TRENTON —A Lakewood rabbi accused of arranging forced divorces orchestrated the beating of a Brooklyn man and demanded $50,000 for his work, a convicted Jewish religious leader said on Wednesday.
4 Teens Viciously Beat Girl In Brooklyn McDonald’s As Crowd Cheers
FLATBUSH, Brooklyn – Cell phone video shows a 15-year-old girl being beaten to the ground by 4 other teens inside a Brooklyn McDonald’s as dozens watched and cheered.
Pamela Geller Sponsors N.Y.C. Bus Ads Against New Israel Fund Donors
NEW YORK — Pamela Geller, the controversial New Yorker who has attacked Islam in public transit system ads in cities across the United States and been barred from entering the United Kingdom, is now turning her attention to the New Israel Fund and some of its most prominent donors.
Ferguson, MO – Two Officers Shot Outside Ferguson Police Station
FERGUSON, Mo. — Two officers were shot outside the Ferguson, Missouri police headquarters early Thursday, authorities said, as demonstrators gathered following the resignation of the city’s embattled police chief in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report alleging bias in the police department and court.
2 Secret Service Agents Investigated For DUI Crash Near White House
WASHINGTON — Another possible case of misconduct involving the Secret Service is under investigation, CBS News has learned.
Yeshivah Leaders Step Down
FOUR members of Yeshivah Centre’s committee of management (COM) have stepped down.
Ferguson Police Chief Resigns
Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson has resigned in the wake of the Justice Department’s report on widespread racial bias in the Missouri city’s government, according to a city spokesman.