Judge lets Cosby have jurors from other Pennsylvania county
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A judge granted a request by Bill Cosby’s defense lawyers on Monday to have jurors picked from a different Pennsylvania county in his upcoming sexual assault trial.
American who intervened in shooting that killed Indian says was happy to risk life
(Reuters) – A Kansas man wounded when he intervened in a bar room shooting that killed an Indian engineer and injured another said on Sunday he was glad he risked his life in an incident U.S. authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime.
Trump’s pick for Navy secretary withdraws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the Navy withdrew from consideration on Sunday, the second time a Trump nominee to lead one of the armed services bowed out because of government conflict-of-interest rules.
Philadelphia Jewish cemetery desecrated by vandals
(Reuters) – About 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia have been knocked over, police said on Sunday, in the latest apparent vandalism incident at a Jewish burial ground in the United States.
‘People’s Court’ judge Joseph Wapner dies at 97: reports
(Reuters) – Joseph Wapner, the former real-life judge who presided over “The People’s Court” on reality television with a Solomonic presence that made him one of the best-known legal figures in the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 97, news r…
Bergdahl lawyers ask U.S. Army court to dismiss case due to Trump comments
(Reuters) – Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl said on Sunday they will ask an Army appeals court to dismiss charges against him in the belief that President Donald Trump’s repeatedly calling him a “traitor” during the election campaign make …
Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday she was reviewing self-driving vehicle guidance issued by the Obama administration and urged companies to explain the benefits of automated vehicles to a skeptical public.
NFL: Baltimore player arrested on multiple drug charges in Miami
(The Sports Xchange) – Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam was arrested on multiple drug charges early Sunday morning in Miami.
Trump might support probe into Yemen raid, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump might support an investigation into last month’s U.S. raid in Yemen that killed several al Qaeda militants but also left a Navy SEAL and several civilians dead, the White House said on Sunday.
In Puerto Rico, pensions’ decline pits retirees against lenders
(Reuters) – As Puerto Rico attempts to sort out its tangled financial web, retirees may face bigger cuts than those in past U.S. municipal insolvencies, due in part to an unconventional debt structure that pits pensioners against the very lenders whose…
