U.S. jury finds Immunosyn ex-CEO Ferrone guilty of fraud
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal jury found former Immunosyn Corp Chief Executive Stephen Ferrone guilty on Friday of fraudulently misleading investors, U.S. securities regulators said.
Colorado woman sentenced to 100 years for cutting fetus from woman
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado woman was sentenced on Friday to 100 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a pregnant stranger she had lured with an online ad for free maternity clothes, then cutting the fetus fro…
Louisiana prisoner freed after 41 years of unconstitutional life sentence
(Reuters) – A Louisiana man walked free from the state’s notorious Angola prison late on Friday after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence over the shooting death of a white high school student during a violent and racially charged cha…
Friend of Charleston church shooting suspect pleads guilty to lying
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The white man accused of slaying nine black parishioners last year at a South Carolina church planned the shooting for six months and wanted to start a race war, said a friend who pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges…
Ohio police say threat against ‘American students’ not credible
(Reuters) – An anonymous video posted on social media that threatened “American students” with death, prompting five Ohio school districts to close all their schools on Friday, has been dismissed by authorities as not credible.
U.S. court rules Amtrak has too much power over freight carriers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government-owned passenger rail company Amtrak wields improper and coercive regulatory power over private freight carriers under a law that lets it help set rules that competing railroads must follow, a federal appeals court…
Maryland man charged in bomb threat at Baltimore TV station
(Reuters) – A Maryland man accused of threatening Fox Television’s Baltimore affiliate while wearing a hedgehog suit and a fake bomb vest loaded with foil-wrapped chocolate bars has been charged with arson and other counts, authorities said on Friday.
Vigil planned for Ohio family of eight slain a week ago
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A vigil and fundraiser for eight family members shot execution-style in rural Ohio’s Appalachian foothills, is expected to draw thousands of people on Friday evening, organizers said.
U.S. top court declines to block Texas voter identification law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to block a Texas law that requires voters to show a government-issued form of photo identification before casting a ballot, but left the door open to a renewed challenge before the …
Brady Campaign’s ad draws ire of U.S. anti-gun violence activists
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said on Friday it has sharply cut back an online ad that had used the names and faces of mass shooters and urged the news media not to identify them after the group drew criticism from other…
