Sexual abuse accuser sues ex-House Speaker Hastert for $1.8 million
(Reuters) – A man who accused former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of sexual abuse filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming the once powerful conservative politician owes him $1.8 million as a part of an agreement between them to compensate him for decad…
Cleveland to pay $6 million to settle police killing of black boy
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland officials have agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was shot dead by a white police officer in 2014, according to documents filed in federal court on…
Investigation into slayings of eight Ohio family members enters Day 4
(Reuters) – The investigation into the execution-style slayings of eight family members at four homes in rural Ohio stretched into a fourth day on Monday as authorities said autopsies had been completed on all of the victims.
Columbia sued again over student’s mattress protest of alleged rape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Columbia University student who had been accused of rape has sued the school for a second time over its decision to allow his accuser to carry a mattress around campus in protest after he had been cleared of the allegation…
Judge dismisses charges against Arizona man in freeway shootings
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A judge on Monday threw out charges against a man accused in a series of freeway shootings that terrorized Phoenix-area drivers last year, a move that comes after ballistics evidence against him was challenged by defense lawyers.
Cosby sex assault prosecution can move ahead: Pennsylvania court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday cleared the way for the first and only criminal case against Bill Cosby to proceed, rejecting the comedian’s attempt to have the charges thrown out due to a deal he contends was reached with p…
Wisconsin prom shooter was bullied in school, say ex-classmates
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who shot two students outside a Wisconsin high school prom before being killed by police was bullied in school and had a fascination with weapons, former classmates told local media.
TV personality Erin Andrews settles video stalker case: reports
(Reuters) – Television personality Erin Andrews has reached a settlement with the owner and operator of the Nashville hotel where a nude video of her that went viral was secretly recorded, according to media reports on Monday.
Man to plead guilty to hiding friend’s church shooting plan
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina man will plead guilty to federal charges he lied to investigators and concealed knowledge of his friend’s plans for a deadly mass shooting that killed nine parishioners at a Charleston church last year, cou…
Guard was wrong to silence school choir, 9/11 Memorial says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A security guard who stopped a middle-school choir from singing the national anthem at the September 11 memorial in Manhattan acted inappropriately and the students are welcome to come back and sing the anthem, a memorial official …
