San Antonio
Police officer shot, killed
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said. San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force. McManus said the suspect had not been apprehended Sunday night. He said he doesn’t believe the man has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and no motive has been identified.
CHICAGO
Bail denied in teen’s death
Bail was denied Sunday afternoon for two teenagers charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Illinois congressman’s grandson following an argument over a pair of basketball shoes. The 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl appeared before Cook County Judge James Brown wearing juvenile detention center sweatshirts, their heads bowed, the Chicago Tribune reported. Brown called the killing of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis’ grandson a “total callous disregard for human life.” Police said the two were arrested after they were identified as suspects in Friday’s shooting death of 15-year-old Javon Wilson.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
University confronts past
Rutgers University is confronting its historical ties to slavery. The New Jersey school founded in 1766 has compiled research that sheds new light on its beginnings, including an untold story of a slave who helped build the university’s iconic Old Queens administration building. The detailed report released Friday is published in the book Scarlet and Black. It shows how intertwined slavery is with the early history of Rutgers, a common theme among America’s colonial colleges.
PASADENA, Calif.
Eccentrics go on parade
Political satire mixed with the absurd in Pasadena on Sunday, as eccentrics and their fans gathered for the annual Doo Dah Parade. Participants romped through a rare Southern California rain, some dressed as aliens or other creatures, and one carrying an effigy of President-elect Donald Trump on his back. The event is little like Pasadena’s more famous Rose Parade, though Doo Dah, in this its 39th year, attracted hundreds of spectators despite the weather.
Compiled from wire reports