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.
Obama administration expects to close Guantanamo prison: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is still committed to closing the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his administration expects to complete the task, White House said on Thursday.
Competency hearing sought for ex-Los Angeles County sheriff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in the obstruction of justice case against former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca have asked a judge to order a mental competency hearing for the ex-lawman, who says he has Alzheimer’s disease.
Illinois attorney general sues Insys over fentanyl drug marketing
(Reuters) – Illinois’ attorney general on Thursday sued Insys Therapeutics Inc, accusing it of deceptively marketing and selling an addictive fentanyl-based medication, intended to treat cancer pain, to doctors for off-label uses.
