U.S. judge upholds 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the 14-year prison sentence for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich despite his emotional plea for leniency after an appeals court had set aside part of his public corruption conviction.
Texas infant’s death linked to travel-related Zika infection
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The death of an infant born with the birth defect microcephaly in the Houston area has been linked to the Zika virus, with the baby becoming infected in the womb while the mother traveled to Latin America, Texas health officia…
Icahn praises Trump economic plan, says candidate will get blue-collar vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said on CNBC on Tuesday that Donald Trump is “right on about the economy” and said “the Archie Bunker of the world” will vote for the Republican presidential candidate.
U.S. recovers data recorder from sunken cargo ship El Faro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank near the Bahamas during a Caribbean hurricane last October, has been recovered, offering possible answers about why the vessel went down, the U.S. National Transportation …
Pennsylvania attorney general sought revenge in illegal leak: prosecutor
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane illegally leaked grand jury information to a reporter in an effort to secure political payback against a rival, a prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday as Kane’s criminal trial began.
N.Y. teen charged in Islamic State probe gets 20 months in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City teenager accused last year of conspiring to provide support to Islamic State was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to a non-terrorism charge.
Police seek killer of Google worker found slain in Massachusetts woods
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators searched on Tuesday for clues in the case of a 27-year-old Google employee who was found slain in woods near her mother’s Massachusetts home hours after leaving for a jog, police said.
Texas man sentenced to 25 years for abusing orphan boys in Malawi
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who managed an orphanage in Malawi was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing children in his care, U.S. prosecutors said.
NAACP leaders arrested during voting rights protest in Virginia
(Reuters) – NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and Stephen Green, the body’s youth director, were arrested on Monday in a congressman’s district office in Virginia over a six-hour sit-in protest on voting rights, the NAACP said.
Americans of both major parties say infrastructure has worsened; want more spending: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly half of registered U.S. voters think American infrastructure has deteriorated in the last five years, a national poll released on Tuesday found, with Republicans taking the dimmer view.
