Tropical Storm Colin gains speed, barrels toward Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Colin picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it headed toward Florida’s northwest coast, unleashing thunderstorms and flooding while the state’s governor activated the National Guard ahead of its lan…
Texas man who spent about 20 years on death row cleared of murder charges
DALLAS (Reuters) – Murder charges were dismissed on Monday against a former Texas prisoner released from jail in 1999 after serving about 20 years on death row for the rape and murder of a 21-year-old woman.
Accused Michigan Uber shooter to use insanity defense: prosecutor
(Reuters) – The Michigan Uber driver charged with murdering six people during a shooting spree in February plans to use insanity as a defense in his trial, the prosecutor in the case said on Monday.
U.S. appeals court weighs revealing ‘Bridgegate’ co-conspirators
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday heard nearly two hours of argument on whether to release publicly a list of unindicted co-conspirators in the “Bridgegate” criminal case involving allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
No charges against mother in Cincinnati gorilla case: prosecutor
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – No criminal charges will be filed against the mother of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, causing zookeepers to kill an endangered gorilla to protect the child, an Ohio prosecutor said on…
Los Angeles jury calls for death penalty in ‘Grim Sleeper’ trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles jury recommended the death penalty on Monday for the former sanitation worker they convicted of carrying out a string of murders dating back three decades as the so-called “Grim Sleeper” serial killer.
U.S. man pleads guilty to hoax threat to blow up Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A West Virginia man on Monday pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty last year, which prompted the evacuation of thousands of tourists from Liberty Island in New York harbor.
Which ‘La Raza’? Trump comments cause confusion over group’s role
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s attacks on a federal judge of Mexican heritage have ignited hundreds of postings on social media about an advocacy group for Latinos that some Trump supporters are calling a terrorist organization.
U.S. top court to hear appeals by two black Texas death row inmates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up two death penalty appeals brought by black Texas inmates, one citing racially tinged trial testimony and the other challenging how the state gauges intellectual disabilities that…
Clinton brother-in-law arrested for DUI in California: police, media
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s brother-in-law Roger was released from a southern California jail on Monday after he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, according to police and local media.
