Boy at New Mexico compound died in ritual ceremony, prosecutors say
A 3-year-old boy whose remains were found buried at a New Mexico desert compound died during a ritual to “cast out demonic spirits,” other children living there told investigators, a prosecutor said in court on Monday.
Former Transmar executive sentenced to three years prison for fraud
Former Transmar Commodity Group Ltd chief executive Peter G. Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to defrauding banks in order to win a $400 million credit line for the now bankrupt New Jersey-based cocoa tra…
Florida man charged in ‘stand your ground’ shooting
A Florida man was charged with manslaughter on Monday in a fatal shooting during an argument about a parking spot, a case that made headlines when police initially declined to arrest him due to the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law.
Boy at New Mexico compound died in ritual ceremony: prosecutors
A young boy whose remains were discovered buried at a New Mexico desert compound died during a ritual ceremony to “cast out demonic spirits,” other children found at the remote homestead told investigators, a prosecutor said in court on Monday.
Boy at New Mexico compound died in ritual ceremony: prosecutors
A young boy whose remains were discovered buried at a New Mexico desert compound died during a ritual ceremony to “cast out demonic spirits,” other children found at the remote homestead told investigators, a prosecutor said in court on Monday.
Firefighters gain on major California blazes as heat wave breaks
A break in the sizzling heat wave that has baked California for much of the summer gave firefighters a chance to attack a string of major wildfires burning across the state that have killed eight people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Firefighters gain on major California blazes as heat wave breaks
A break in the brutal heat wave that has baked California for much of the summer gave firefighters a chance to attack a string of major wildfires across the state that have killed eight people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Trump signs defense policy bill with watered-down China measures
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday that authorizes military spending and includes watered-down controls on U.S. government contracts with China’s ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL].
New Mexico compound defendants face detention hearing
Five parents arrested on charges of abusing their 11 children at a New Mexico compound where a 12th child died under suspicious circumstances were due back in court on Monday for a hearing to decide whether they should remain jailed.
Senior U.S. officials to visit wildfire-weary California
Two senior members of the Trump administration will visit California on Monday, where firefighters are battling infernos that have killed at least eight people.
