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Baltimore mayor announces end of city-wide night curfew
NYPD officer shot in head, critically hurt; suspect arrested
Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision
Alice, Charlotte, Diana? Guessing game for royal baby's name
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew, saying no longer needed
Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of New York City policeman
Small earthquake shakes Los Angeles region
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew 6 days after riots
Kate Middleton, Prince William share first baby photo

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Baltimore mayor announces end of city-wide night curfew

Posted: 03 May 2015 07:57 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced on Sunday she has ended a city-wide night curfew that she imposed last Tuesday after violence erupted during protests over the death of a black man who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody. "My goal has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary. I believe we have reached that point today," Rawlings-Blake said on Twitter. (Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Frances Kerry)

NYPD officer shot in head, critically hurt; suspect arrested

Posted: 03 May 2015 10:02 AM PDT

The officer is shot while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun.

Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision

Posted: 02 May 2015 10:02 PM PDT

Mayweather fought at his pace and kept his distance as the pound-for-pound champ stayed undefeated at 48-0.

Alice, Charlotte, Diana? Guessing game for royal baby's name

Posted: 03 May 2015 08:48 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Princess Charlotte has a certain ring to it. Or how about Princess Alice?

Baltimore mayor lifts curfew, saying no longer needed

Posted: 03 May 2015 09:37 AM PDT

By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew she had imposed on the city last week after a night of looting and arson that followed the death of a young black man from injuries suffered while in the police custody. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she believed sufficient calm had returned to Baltimore to allow her to end a curfew put in place last Tuesday after violence erupted over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. "I believe we have reached that point today." The surprise announcement on Friday by the city's chief prosecutor that she was bringing criminal charges against the six police officers involved in Gray's arrest has helped to defuse outrage over Gray's death. The demonstrations in the mostly black city of 625,000 were reprise of a nationwide wave of protests over police brutality that erupted last year after killings of unarmed black men by white officers in Missouri, New York and elsewhere.

Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of New York City policeman

Posted: 03 May 2015 10:20 AM PDT

A man wanted for illegal gun possession was charged on Sunday with the attempted murder of a New York City plainclothes police officer who was shot in the head while pursuing the suspect in his unmarked car, authorities said. Officer Brian Moore, 25, remained in critical but stable condition at Jamaica Hospital, a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department said. Police identified the suspect in the shooting in the New York borough of Queens on Saturday as Demetrius Blackwell, 35. The shooting took place five months after the fatal ambush of two uniformed New York City police officers in Brooklyn.

Small earthquake shakes Los Angeles region

Posted: 03 May 2015 10:17 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A mild earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area on Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), causing no reported damage. The quake with a magnitude of 3.9 struck at about 4 a.m. (7 a.m. ET) and was centered near View Park-Windsor Hills, about 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles, the USGS said. Shaking described as weak could be felt east to Riverside and south to Irvine, it said. No damage was reported, according to local media. A stronger quake of 4.2 struck on Saturday at midday near Kalamazoo, Michigan, the USGS said. ...

Baltimore mayor lifts curfew 6 days after riots

Posted: 03 May 2015 10:08 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Six days after the death of Freddie Gray sparked riots in Baltimore, the city's mayor lifted a citywide curfew on Sunday morning, signaling an end to the extraordinary measures taken to ensure public safety amid an outcry over police practices.