Seven inmates dead, 17 hurt in South Carolina prison incident
(Reuters) – Seven prison inmates were killed and 17 injured in an hours-long series of events involving multiple fights between inmates at a prison in South Carolina, the state Corrections Department said on Twitter.
New York nanny’s murder trial to wrap up with closing arguments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The murder trial of a New York nanny accused of stabbing to death two children in her care wraps up with closing arguments on Monday after a nearly two-month battle over her insanity defense.
Robert Durst of ‘The Jinx’ faces hearing into murder charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Real estate scion Robert Durst was due in court in Los Angeles on Monday as a judge seeks to determine if he should stand trial for the 18-year-old murder of a friend who prosecutors say could tie him to the presumed killing of …
Cosby’s sexual assault trial enters second week
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial is set to resume Monday, with the defense team expected to resume its scathing cross-examination of his accuser, casting her as a gold-digging con artist.
Fired FBI director Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit’: ABC News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI director James Comey said in an ABC News interview on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump is a dangerous, “morally unfit” leader doing “tremendous damage” to institutional and cultural norms.
Storms unleash tornadoes in U.S. east, record snow in Midwest
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Deadly slow-moving storms generated record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S. Midwest and tornadoes further east on Sunday, leaving airline travelers stranded and thousands without power.
Fire breaks out at 70,000-bpd oil refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania: fire department
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fire broke out at United Refining Co.’s 70,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania, the local fire department said on Sunday.
Storms head east after heavy snow in U.S. Midwest
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Deadly slow-moving storms generating record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S. Midwest moved eastward on Sunday, leaving stranded airline travelers and thousands without power.
Kentucky governor apologizes for saying teacher strike led to sexual assaults
(Reuters) – Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin apologized on Sunday for saying last week that a teacher walkout that shut schools in many of the state’s districts led to children being sexually assaulted.
Slow-moving storms head east after blanketing U.S. Midwest
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Deadly slow-moving storms generating record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S. Midwest moved eastward on Sunday, leaving stranded airline travelers and thousands without power.
