LAS VEGAS — Authorities in southern Nevada seized computer and electronic items Tuesday from the home of a man who police say torched a Buddhist temple, shot toward a least one monk fleeing the fire, ignited another blaze at a …
Airbnb Inc banned “party houses” on Saturday after five people were killed in a shooting at a large Halloween gathering inside a rental home in Northern California that was advertised on the online listing service. Police were still searching for …
A federal lawsuit filed on Aug. 28 alleges that police in Ferguson, Mo., and St. Louis County used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread unrest after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by …
The city of Poplarville, Miss., has settled a lawsuit filed related to a traffic stop shooting incident. The Picayune Item reports the settlement was reached this past week with plaintiffs, Kirmon Warren of Slidell, La., and Lakesha Durr in Pearl …
Contra Costa County will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a knife-waving man who was shot by sheriff’s deputies in an emergency room. The Contra Costa Times says the settlement was approved by county …
A federal appeals court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a Madera police officer who authorities say mistakenly pulled out her handgun instead of her Taser before shooting a suspect in her patrol car. Monday’s decision by the Ninth …
A woman injured while loading a firearm at the Sun Valley Resort gun club last summer has filed a lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount in damages. The Idaho Mountain Express reports Nan T. Bassett, of Salt Lake City, sued the …
Oklahoma City police say one man was shot and killed at a nightclub on the city’s northwest side and a suspect is in custody. No names have been released. Police say a man apparently became upset that he wasn’t allowed …
A day after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were gunned down while looking into a case, the state insurance commissioner said that his department may have their agents carry weapons. Kim Sledge and Rhett Jeansonne had been on what …
A state appeals court has ruled that a Contra Costa County man can recover medical expenses from whoever shot his cat with a pellet gun and seek punitive damages if the person did it deliberately. The San Francisco Chronicle reports …