Cosby says he will not testify at his sexual assault trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby does not plan to testify in his defense at his sexual assault trial in June, he said on Tuesday in his first extended public comments in two years.
Oregon man charged with decapitating mom on Mother’s Day
(Reuters) – A blood-covered man carrying the severed head of his mother and a knife, walked into an Oregon grocery store on Mother’s Day and stabbed a clerk before being subdued, local law enforcement officials said.
Manning leaves prison to a U.S. more accepting of transgender identity
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army soldier responsible for a massive leak of classified material, will walk out of prison on Wednesday after seven years to find a country that has grown more accepting of her transgender identity but le…
Ex-coal CEO fresh from prison urges Trump to probe 2010 blast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former coal executive who last week finished a yearlong prison sentence for conspiring to violate safety standards at a mine where a deadly blast occurred, has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “get to the truth” about the i…
Two adults, two boys missing after plane vanishes off Bahamas
(Reuters) – A small airplane with four people aboard has vanished en route to Florida from Puerto Rico and a search is underway near the Bahamas, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez’s fiancee says she does not know what motivated suicide
BOSTON (Reuters) – Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee does not know what motivated the suicide of the former New England Patriots player last month but did not rule out that he might have done so to improve his family’s financial situation, she said in a televi…
Oregon county to vote on blocking natural gas terminal
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A coastal Oregon county will vote Tuesday on a ballot measure to block a proposed natural gas terminal, the latest in a series of efforts to thwart energy projects across the Pacific Northwest.
U.S. court rejects Georgia inmate’s ‘firing squad’ motion
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has rejected a Georgia death row inmate’s last-minute appeal to postpone his Tuesday execution by lethal injection and instead compel the state to use a firing squad, which his lawyers claim would be less painfu…
U.S. navy chief says fleet needs to expand as maritime competition rises
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. navy needs to expand its fleet and maritime capability to remain competitive as other nations such as China and Russia seek to strengthen their naval power, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said on Tuesda…
Trump’s travel bans spook some students, fan fears of broader chill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ramin Forouzandeh had applied to 13 PhD economics programs in the United States, but after President Donald Trump signed his first travel ban in January, the 25-year-old Iranian turned to Canada for other options.
