Long-time Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio faces tough re-election bid
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio has long battled controversy over his tough stance on illegal immigration but may now face his toughest test as he seeks a seventh term as sheriff of the state’s most populous county.
Man in boxer shorts jumps fence, crashes pickup into plane: Omaha police
(Reuters) – A man was arrested after he stripped down to his boxer shorts, scaled a fence and rammed a pickup truck into a Southwest airplane parked at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, police said.
Judge in Stanford rape case will stop hearing criminal cases
(Reuters) – The judge who gave a six-month jail term to a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman will stop hearing criminal cases, a court official said on Thursday, after a firestorm of criticism…
Colorado police use DNA to ‘draw’ killer in unsolved triple murder
DENVER (Reuters) – Cold-case detectives seeking to solve the 1984 killing of three family members inside their Colorado home released on Thursday a computer-generated image of a suspect based on DNA left behind by the killer at the scene of the crime.
Judge lets ex-NY assembly speaker Silver stay free during appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sheldon Silver, former speaker of the New York State Assembly, can stay free on bail while he appeals his corruption conviction, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Two nuns stabbed to death in their home in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Two Catholic nuns were found stabbed to death on Thursday at their home in Durant, Mississippi, and officials told local media they are investigating the case as a robbery that escalated into murder.
Male suspect in 1983 murders may be living in L.A. as a woman: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police who have renewed the search for a man suspected in two brutal murders in Michigan and Ohio more than 30 years ago have released a sketch of what the suspect could look like today and say he may be living in the Los Angele…
Power outage briefly halted flights to Miami, nearby airports: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights at Miami International and nearby airports around 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT) on Thursday following a five-minute power outage at Miami’s Terminal Radar Approach Contr…
California Assembly passes bill for private worker retirement plan
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A bill to create a state-run retirement savings plan for roughly 7 million private workers in California advanced through the state Assembly on Thursday.
Illinois man charged with bomb attempt ruled mentally unfit
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that a Chicago-area man was mentally incompetent to stand trial on charges he tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a bar.
