Judge eases restrictions on defendants in armed Oregon occupation
(Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Friday that eight anti-government militants facing criminal charges in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife center can now communicate with each other ahead of a trial set for next month.
Former L.A. county sheriff indicted on new federal charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who earlier this week withdrew his guilty plea to a charge of lying to federal investigators in a corruption probe, was indicted on Friday on three new criminal counts, prosecutors sai…
California mayor declares innocence in strip poker scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The mayor of Stockton, California, who faces charges stemming from a strip poker game that he is accused of initiating at a summer camp he hosts for underprivileged youth, on Friday said he is innocent of criminal wrongdoing.
Houston mom gets 40 years after daughter’s body found in fridge
(Reuters) – A Texas woman was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after admitting responsibility for the death of her 9-year-old daughter, whose emaciated and dehydrated body was found in the refrigerator of their Houston home, court records show…
North Carolina will ask Supreme Court to allow voter ID law to stand
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a state law requiring voters to show identification to stand, after an appellate court struck it down a week ago, Republican Governor Pat McCrory said on Friday.
Autopsies show Orlando club massacre victims were shot multiple times
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Autopsy reports on some of the people shot at a gay nightclub in Florida in June appear to support witness accounts of the massacre at the crowded club including that some people were shot many times before the gunman was brough…
U.S. closer to testing engineered mosquitoes that could fight Zika
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators have cleared the way for a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida that can reduce mosquito populations, potentially offering a new tool to fight the local spread of Zika and other viruses.
Chicago police release video of fatal teen shooting with gaps
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Video released on Friday showing the moments before the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by Chicago police last week left anger and unanswered questions as it failed to capture the fatal gunshots because an officer’s body…
Obama prepares to boost U.S. military’s cyber role: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters.
Virginia town mostly unfazed about arrival of Reagan attacker Hinckley
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Reuters) – Many residents of the Virginia town where John Hinckley Jr. will settle after his release from a psychiatric hospital were unfazed by his expected arrival on Friday, though some were still wary of the man who tried to kill…
