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• Boston police officer shot on video released from the hospital
• Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol; Suspicious Package Investigated
• U.S. Capitol locked down after shots fired, shooter 'neutralized' -police
• San Francisco police seek robbery suspects after deadly chase
• Kansas man arrested in bomb plot in support of Islamic State: prosecutor
• New Yorkers get direct say on funding of neighborhood projects
• US, Cuban presidents expected to meet Saturday in Panama
• Californian sheriff suspends 10 officers over beating of horseman
• Funeral to be held for man killed by South Carolina police officer
• Funeral set for black driver fatally shot by white officer
• Obama, Castro shake hands at historic summit
• Prosecutor: 2nd man charged in Kansas bombing plot
• South Carolina officer's lawyer embraces infamous cases

Boston police officer shot on video released from the hospital Posted: 11 Apr 2015 01:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - A Boston policeman has been released from the hospital two weeks after he was shot at close range by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers in an incident captured on video, authorities said on Saturday. John Moynihan, 34, has returned home and was continuing to recuperate following surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his neck, Boston police said in a statement. Massachusetts officials on Friday released surveillance video showing the near-fatal shooting of Moynihan, a six-year veteran who was honored for his role in responding to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The decision to make the video public comes after the shooting last week of a black man in the back by a white police officer in South rekindled a national debate over use of force by law enforcement.

Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol; Suspicious Package Investigated Posted: 11 Apr 2015 12:23 PM PDT A man shot himelf near the U.S. Capitol Building today, police said, prompting the building to be put on lockdown and staff told to shelter in place. The man shot himself near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building today, according to police. Although the man shot himself, the Capitol was locked down as a precautionary measure, Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the U.S. Capitol police said.

U.S. Capitol locked down after shots fired, shooter 'neutralized' -police Posted: 11 Apr 2015 11:51 AM PDT The U.S. Capitol was locked down on Saturday after shots were fired nearby, but police have "neutralized" the suspected shooter, U.S. Capitol police said. Police were also investigating a suspicious package on the lower west terrace of the Capitol building in Washington, and several nearby streets were closed. No one can enter or exit," Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider said in a statement.

San Francisco police seek robbery suspects after deadly chase Posted: 11 Apr 2015 11:19 AM PDT (Reuters) - San Francisco authorities on Saturday were hunting for robbery suspects whose car struck and killed a pedestrian during a chase by police through city streets, police said. The vehicle was spotted by police on Friday evening after an armed robbery of a person in the Nob Hill neighborhood but raced away when officers tried to pull it over, according to an online report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Police lost track of the vehicle in the city's South of Market neighborhood and later found it abandoned on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, it said. The car was unoccupied and had been stolen, it said.

Kansas man arrested in bomb plot in support of Islamic State: prosecutor Posted: 11 Apr 2015 11:02 AM PDT By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Kevin Murphy WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - A Kansas man was arrested on Friday as part of an FBI sting operation in which he was plotting a suicide car bombing at Fort Riley army base in support of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said. John T. Booker, Jr., 20, of Topeka, had arrived at the Kansas base with two undercover FBI agents to detonate what he did not realize was an inert bomb, prosecutors said. Booker was charged with three criminal counts including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State fighters, who have captured parts of Iraq and Syria over the past year and have sympathizers in several countries. A second Topeka man, Alexander Blair, 28, was arrested and charged on Friday with failing to report a felony.

New Yorkers get direct say on funding of neighborhood projects Posted: 11 Apr 2015 06:54 AM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of New Yorkers found an enticing pitch in their in-boxes this month: "Decide How to Spend $1 Million." The email was an invitation to voters to get involved in the latest example of "participatory budgeting," an exercise in grass-roots democracy that seems to be catching on in some big American cities. In New York City, some members of the city council have invited constituents in their districts to vote this month on which local projects they want to be funded with a total of more than $25 million in public money. "It's a great way to get the pulse of the community on what everyone believes city dollars and resources should be spent," said Paul Vallone, a councilman from Queens, one of the five New York City boroughs. In recent years, more than a dozen municipalities including Chicago, Boston and San Francisco have embraced some form of participatory budgeting, says the Participatory Budgeting Project, a non-profit that assists cities in the process.

US, Cuban presidents expected to meet Saturday in Panama Posted: 11 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT PANAMA CITY (AP) — Not since the height of the Cold War have the presidents of the United States and Cuba met face to face.

Californian sheriff suspends 10 officers over beating of horseman Posted: 11 Apr 2015 04:28 AM PDT By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Californian sheriff has suspended 10 officers involved in the videotaped beating of a suspect who appeared to have surrendered and was lying on the ground after making a failed getaway attempt on horseback. John McMahon, sheriff of San Bernardino County, said at a news conference on Friday he was "disturbed and troubled" by what he saw in the footage, shot from a KNBC-TV news helipcopter on Thursday near the town of Apple Valley, east of Los Angeles. "It appears to be excessive to me based on what I saw in the video," he said of the force used in restraining the suspect, Francis Pusok, 30, after the man had already been shot by a Taser stun gun and was splayed face down on the ground. Ten officers involved in the beating of Pusok have been placed on paid administrative leave pending a special investigation of the incident, the sheriff said.

Funeral to be held for man killed by South Carolina police officer Posted: 11 Apr 2015 04:11 AM PDT By Harriet McLeod SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) - A memorial service will be held Saturday for Walter Scott, the South Carolina father of four whose death has become the latest flashpoint in the debate over U.S. police tactics after he was shot in the back while running from a white patrolman last week. Scott's family is expected to be escorted to the funeral by police from North Charleston, the city that fired Officer Michael Slager after he was charged with murder when a cell phone video emerged showing him shooting at Scott's back eight times on April 4. The city wants to give Scott's family "the utmost respect and the respect that the gentleman who is deceased deserves," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said at a press conference a few days before the funeral. The service will be held at 11 a.m. EDT at W.O.R.D. Ministries Christian Center in Summerville, Scott's family said.

Funeral set for black driver fatally shot by white officer Posted: 11 Apr 2015 02:35 AM PDT SUMMERVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A funeral is set for the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after fleeing a traffic stop in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Obama, Castro shake hands at historic summit Posted: 10 Apr 2015 09:14 PM PDT US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro shook hands and sat near each other at a historic Summit of the Americas, a new milestone in efforts to shed decades of animosity. Obama and Castro greeted each other as UN chief Ban Ki-moon looked on, before taking their seats with other regional leaders at a Panama City convention center. The sight of Obama and Castro in the same room instantly became a potent symbol of their bid to renew diplomatic ties that were severed in 1961. It was the first time that a Cuban leader attended the summit in its 21-year history.

Prosecutor: 2nd man charged in Kansas bombing plot Posted: 10 Apr 2015 05:30 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A second man is facing a criminal charge in connection with what authorities say was a plot to plant a bomb near Kansas military base to help the Islamic State group.

South Carolina officer's lawyer embraces infamous cases Posted: 10 Apr 2015 04:08 PM PDT When a South Carolina policeman was acquitted of manslaughter after beating a suspect to death in 1987 in a station house, his lawyer was Andy Savage, who has built his reputation on taking cases many others would avoid at all costs. Savage's latest client is another South Carolina officer, the patrolman charged with murder after being caught on a bystander's cell phone video firing eight rounds at the back of an apparently unarmed black man, Walter Scott, in North Charleston last Saturday. No stranger to cameras or controversy, the 67-year-old silver-haired Savage surprised few familiar with his career when he agreed to represent officer Michael Slager in a shooting that added fuel to the national outcry over police conduct in encounters with black men.

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