Man charged in June 2 slaying of retired St. Louis police captain
NTSB seeks stronger rules on lithium-ion batteries after fire
DETROIT – The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to close a loophole that allows some lithium-ion batteries to taken on airplanes. Monday’s recommendation comes after batteries were flown from Florida to Toronto by Fedex. The batteries erupted in flames on the ground, destroying a delivery truck. The agency says that had the batteries caught fire while in the air, they could have caused a crash. The NTSB wants the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to seek changes in its regulations.
ST. LOUIS – A 24-year-old St. Louis man was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a retired police captain who died on a night of violent protests while trying to protect his friend’s pawn shop. Stephan Cannon was held without bail on a first-degree murder charge in the death of David Dorn, 77, who was killed June 2 on the sidewalk outside Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry. Dorn’s last moments were caught on video and apparently posted on Facebook Live, though the video has since been taken down.
Bangladesh arrests at least 19 suspected of human smuggling
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Authorities in Bangladesh arrested at least 19 human smuggling suspects after the deaths last month of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya who were trying to reach Europe, police said Monday. Detectives arrested six people since Sunday in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, in connection with the deaths, raising the total number of detained suspects to 19. In last month’s attack, the family of a slain human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that had changed hands amid the fighting over the country’s capital.
Germany: US troop reduction could harm NATO security
BERLIN – Germany’s defense minister suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plans to take American troops out of Germany could weaken the U.S. as well as the NATO alliance. Trump is said to have signed off on a plan to reduce troops stationed in Germany from 34,500 to no more than 25,000. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer said Berlin hasn’t been informed of any such move, but “the fact is that the presence of U.S. soldiers in Germany serves ... America’s own security.”