Suspect charged in Illinois judge’s murder; not believed to have acted alone
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an Illinois judge shot outside his home on Chicago’s South Side this week in what police believe was a targeted robbery, officials said on Wednesday.
Two Illinois men charged with conspiring to aid Islamic State
(Reuters) – Two Illinois men were arrested on Wednesday on charges they conspired to help Islamic State, with one suspect saying he wanted to see the jihadist group’s flag over the White House, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Seattle ‘duck boat’ reported problems days before crash: lawyer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – One of the drivers of an amphibious “duck boat” that collided with a bus in Seattle in 2015, killing five international students, told mechanics days earlier there was something wrong with the craft, a plaintiff’s attorney said on W…
U.S. housing chief Carson stuck in elevator during ‘listening tour’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was stuck on an elevator for 15 minutes on Wednesday while visiting a Miami housing project on a “national listening tour,” finally getting free with the help of …
Skier found dead after avalanche on Washington state mountain
(Reuters) – The body of a cross-country skier has been discovered in the debris field of an avalanche on a Washington state mountain, a spokeswoman for the local sheriff’s office said on Wednesday.
Doctor tells U.S. court drug not suitable for Arkansas executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A surgeon told a federal court in Arkansas on Wednesday that a sedative the state plans to use in its lethal injection mix is not suitable for surgery and should be prohibited when Arkansas holds an unprecedented series of…
New Jersey gang-related murder adds to FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A reputed gang member accused of wielding a baseball bat, knife and screwdriver to murder a New Jersey man rumored to have socialized with a rival gang was added on Wednesday to the FBI’s list of “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.”
‘Black car’ drivers in New York City lose wage appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 200 “black car” drivers who ferry bankers, lawyers and other executives around New York City are independent contractors and cannot pursue class action claims that they were deprived of wages, a federal appeals court rule…
Charges filed against Wisconsin man at center of manhunt
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man suspected of stealing over a dozen weapons from a gun shop and threatening the government in a manifesto he mailed to U.S. President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges in relation to the robbery, according to court docu…
Civil liberties groups sue U.S., seek details on travel ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – Civil liberties groups on Wednesday said they were filing a series of lawsuits against the U.S. government seeking details on how federal agencies enforced President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countrie…
