New York state man charged with plotting school attack
(Reuters) – A New York state teen who allegedly plotted an attack on a school and put bomb-making materials on a list of items was arrested by sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday, authorities said.
Teen shot by Chicago police suffered gunshot wound to his back
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A teenager who was shot and killed by Chicago police officers last month suffered a single gunshot wound to his back, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner’s office made public on Wednesday.
Louisiana assesses flood damage as residents return to soaked homes
GONZALES, La. (Reuters) – Ron Allen set out electric fans at his rental property in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, hoping to dry floors that had been swamped by nearly a foot of water.
Oregon wildlife refuge standoff participant sentenced to prison: report
(Reuters) – The first of 26 people on trial for their roles in a weeks-long takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge in January has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in federal prison, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
Detroit readies 600 lawsuits over unpaid property taxes
(Reuters) – Detroit, currently under post-bankruptcy state oversight, is planning to sue mostly banks and for-profit companies for some $12.2 million dollars in unpaid taxes from investment properties they purchased, the city said on Wednesday.
Utah heir location firm, co-owner indicted on U.S. antitrust charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Utah company which locates heirs to estates was indicted on Wednesday over allegations that it conspired with a second heir-location firm to divide up the market, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit.
Donations pour in for Baltimore ‘Mom of Year’ after house fire
(Reuters) – A Maryland woman who won widespread praise for publicly scolding her teenage son during last year’s riots in Baltimore was made homeless by a house fire, but a flood of donations had poured in to help her by Wednesday.
Ex-Boston mob boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his 2013 conviction for committing or ordering the murders of 11 people while he ruled the city’s underworld in the 1970s and 80s.
More than 500 rescued from burning ferry fire off Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were rescued from a smoldering passenger ferry ship that caught fire off Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
