Accused al Qaeda supporter in U.S. charged with seeking judge’s murder
(Reuters) – A man already awaiting trial on charges of conspiring to aid the late U.S.-born al Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki and an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was indicted on Wednesday over accusations he plotted to have the federal judge presiding o…
Wall Street scion Caspersen pleads guilty to $38 million fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Wall Street executive Andrew Caspersen pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he defrauded investors out of over $38 million, blaming his conduct on a gambling addiction he could not control.
Imprisoned U.S. soldier Manning hospitalized in Kansas
(Reuters) – U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, imprisoned for handing over classified files to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, was hospitalized, her attorney said on Wednesday, after media reports that Manning had attempted to commit suicide.
Ohio man who shot father in hummus dispute pleads not guilty
(Reuters) – An Ohio man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges including attempted aggravated murder and attempted murder for shooting his father and a sheriff’s deputy following a dispute over eating too much hummus, authorities said.
DuPont ordered to pay $5.1 million in trial over Teflon-making chemical
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million to a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon at one of its plants, according to a DuPont spokesman.
Fourth homeless person attacked in San Diego, police say
(Reuters) – A homeless man in San Diego was set on fire and critically injured early on Wednesday in the fourth in a series of attacks on transients in the city that have killed two people and are believed to be the work of a single suspect, police sai…
Thirteen U.S. states ask court to halt transgender bathroom policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirteen states that have sued the Obama administration over its policy on transgender access to bathrooms asked a federal court in Texas on Wednesday to prevent the administration from enforcing the policy while their lawsuit pr…
U.S. regulator probes July 1 crash of Tesla Model X in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a July 1 crash in Pennsylvania of a Tesla Model X to determine whether automated functions were in use at the time of the accident, the agency said on Wednesday.
Eight Georgia prisons locked down after spate of violence
(Reuters) – Eight prisons in the state of Georgia have been placed on lockdown after rising tensions between gangs led to the murder of one inmate and a series of fights that sent 16 other convicts to the hospital, correctional officials said on Wednes…
Death of U.S. sailor during Navy SEAL training ruled a homicide
(Reuters) – The drowning death of a U.S. sailor during Navy SEAL training in California has been ruled a homicide by the San Diego medical examiner’s office which noted in a report that, against Navy rules, an instructor dunked the sailor under water e…
