Suspect charged for fatally shooting Pa. police officer
NEW FLORENCE, Pa. – A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer who responded to a domestic dispute was charged with homicide Sunday.
Online court records show Ray Shetler Jr. was charged with one count of criminal homicide and was awaiting arraignment Sunday afternoon.
Police believe Shetler, 31, shot St. Clair Township Officer Lloyd Reed on Saturday night after officers were called to the domestic situation in New Florence. Reed, who had been an officer for more than 20 years, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Storm lingers in southern Plains; more flooding likely
DALLAS – A deadly storm that has caused flooding and coated parts of the southern Plains in ice during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend dumped more rain on already-swollen rivers in parts of North Texas and Arkansas on Sunday and made driving dangerous in parts of Oklahoma.
The band of storms that has been moving through parts of the Plains and the Midwest since Thursday has been blamed for at least 14 deaths, including eight in Texas and six in Kansas.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said roads in the Panhandle remained slick after the slow-moving storm dropped ice and freezing rain in the region. Utilities in Oklahoma said more than 71,000 homes and business were without power as of Sunday afternoon because of the ice storms.
In parts of North Texas and Arkansas, the concern was flooding, with flood watches and warnings in effect through Sunday evening.
‘Gods of Egypt’ creators apologize for white cast
LOS ANGELES – “Gods of Egypt” director Alex Proyas apologized for casting mostly white actors in his upcoming film based on Egyptian mythology.
The filmmaker and studio Lionsgate issued separate statements on Friday acknowledging the controversy sparked by the release of the film’s first trailer two weeks ago, featuring a cast led by Scottish actor Gerard Butler and Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Australian director Proyas, who was born in Egypt, said it is clear that their casting choices should have been more diverse.
Lionsgate also said they are deeply committed to making films that reflect the diversity of their audiences and pledged to do better.
Protesters climb onto Buckingham Palace roof
LONDON – British police say two men have scaled Buckingham Palace in an apparent protest over fathers’ rights.
London’s Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Sunday afternoon to reports of a protest at the Queen’s Gallery, part of the royal residence.
Police said “two males were found to have climbed on to the roof of the entrance.” They were still there several hours later, and police said they were speaking to the men.
Queen Elizabeth II was not believed to be staying at the London palace Sunday.
Britain’s Press Association news agency said the men, Martin Matthews and Bobby Smith, are calling for more rights for fathers in divorce and separation cases.
Protest group Fathers 4 Justice said it was not behind the stunt, which it blamed on a copycat group.
Associated Press
