Ferguson police wearing body cameras
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Police officers in Ferguson began wearing body cameras over the weekend as marchers took to the streets in the most recent protest of a shooting three weeks earlier by a city officer that left an unarmed teenager dead.
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said his department was given about 50 body cameras by two companies, Safety Visions and Digital Ally, about a week earlier. The companies donated the body cameras after the fatal shooting on Aug. 9 of Michael Brown by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson.
Company representatives were at the Police Department on Saturday training officers to use the devices, which attach to uniforms and record video and audio. Some members of the Police Department have been specially trained on the devices' use.
Video recordings are seen as a way to allow judges and juries to follow police-involved events as they unfold, helping to shed light through the often-conflicting or hazy recollections of witnesses.
Car smashes into tree, killing six people
DALLAS -- A speeding car slammed into a tree after losing control along a Dallas roadway, killing all six people inside, police said.
Dallas police officer Monica Cordova said the crash occurred Sunday night in a residential area in southeast Dallas. The victims were two teenage boys, two men and two women ranging in age from 15 to 23.
Cordova said the 20-year-old driver lost control as the road curved when the back passenger-side tire of the Chevrolet Impala hit a curb. The vehicle slid across three lanes before hitting a tree in the median.
Investigators said four people died at the scene, while two others died at a hospital.
Cordova said speed was a factor in the crash, but not alcohol.
Burglar stabs couple in home, kills 1
NEW YORK -- An intruder stabbed a couple who unwittingly interrupted a burglary at their home, killing the man and injuring his wife, police said Monday.
The couple was returning to their Staten Island home about 10 p.m. Sunday when they encountered the burglar, police said.
Peter Gialluisi, 67, was stabbed in the face and hand during a struggle, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
His 66-year-old wife was stabbed in the head, neck and back. She was listed in stable condition.
A neighbor and friend of the couple, John Lagotta, told the Staten Island Advance the Gialluisis were returning from their son's house in New Jersey, where they had gone to celebrate their birthdays. The couple's birthdays are one day apart, on Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.
Dante Viggiano, 20, was being held on murder, attempted murder and burglary charges, police said.
Hackers post nude photos of celebrities
ATLANTA -- Apple Inc. and the FBI said they are investigating reports that hackers used its iCloud service to illegally access nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities.
Hackers posted the nude photos on the anonymous image-sharing website 4chan, the Telegraph in London reported. The photos targeting more than 100 U.S. and U.K. celebrities were allegedly obtained by breaking into iCloud accounts, the newspaper said. A representative for Oscar-winner Lawrence confirmed the photos were hers and called the situation a "flagrant violation of privacy," the Telegraph reported.
"We take user privacy very seriously and are actively investigating this report," Nat Kerris, a spokesman for Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple, said.
The FBI released a statement Monday saying the agency is aware of the allegations "concerning computer intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile individuals."
The celebrities hacked included reality TV star Kim Kardashian and singer Rihanna, the Telegraph reported. Actresses Selena Gomez and Kirsten Dunst also were among the cache, Time Inc. reported on its website. The hackers promised to post more photos, Time reported.
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