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Monday, April 3, 2017

Tulsa cop facing trial for killing black man says race not a factor

(Reuters) - A white police officer facing a manslaughter trial next month for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after his vehicle broke down said race was not a factor and that the man's own actions caused his death.

New York man convicted of murdering police officer to be sentenced

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Monday will sentence a man convicted of first-degree murder for gunning down a police officer in 2015, a case that angered city officials because the killer was on the streets after a drug charge despite a history of offenses.

Cosby in criminal court on Monday as fight over evidence continues

(Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby was due back in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Monday where his lawyers and state prosecutors will wrangle over what evidence can be admitted at his trial in June on criminal charges of sexual assault.

Caterpillar shuts plant in Aurora, Illinois, that employs 800

(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said on Friday it will shut its Aurora, Illinois, plant, costing about 800 employees their jobs as the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker shifts production to other U.S. facilities.

Chicago teen arrested in Facebook Live sex assault, others sought

(Reuters) - Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and expect to charge a second youth in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl by multiple young men that was seen on Facebook Live in March, officials said on Sunday.

Two people killed in Louisiana mobile home hit by tornado

(Reuters) - A tornado flipped over a mobile home in south-central Louisiana on Sunday, killing a toddler and her mother, as forecasters warned of a dangerous weather system bringing twisters, fierce straight-line winds and hail to the Gulf Coast region.

Alaska officials report oil leak in beluga whale habitat

(Reuters) - Alaska officials reported an oil leak from an underwater pipeline late on Saturday that was within habitat designated as critical for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.

Flynn did not initially disclose income from Russia-linked companies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, failed to disclose payments from a Russian television network and two other firms linked to Russia in a February financial disclosure form, according to documents released by the White House.

Child killed, 12 people injured by carbon monoxide in Michigan motel

(Reuters) - A 13-year-old boy was killed and 12 people were taken to hospitals for treatment due to a carbon monoxide leak in a Michigan motel on Saturday, police and hospital officials said.

College league ends North Carolina boycott after bathroom law revoked

(Reuters) - The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), a major collegiate athletic league, said on Friday it has restored North Carolina's eligibility to host championship sporting events after the state repealed restrictions on bathroom access for transgender people.