Man jailed for 1957 Illinois murder to be freed, conviction annulled
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man convicted in 2012 for kidnapping and murdering a 7-year-old girl in 1957 was on Friday ordered by a judge to be released from prison and his life sentence annulled based on previously unknown evidence that pointed to…
Atlantic City, New Jersey, paid its schools, but state disputes details
(Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s cash-strapped gambling hub, says it made part of its April payment to its school district due on Friday, but the state says it did not.
Wisconsin judge declines to reduce bail for Slenderman case teens
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Friday declined to reduce bail for two teenage girls awaiting trial on charges of trying to kill their classmate by stabbing her repeatedly to please a fictional character named Slenderman.
Ex-New York legislator Silver had affairs with two women: court papers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sheldon Silver, one of New York state’s most powerful politicians before his December conviction in a bribery case, had two extramarital affairs while in office, with a lobbyist and with a woman whom he helped get a state job, acco…
Convicted Detroit area cop can serve at boot camp for beating: court
(Reuters) – A convicted suburban Detroit police officer should be allowed to serve part of his prison term in a boot camp, an appeals court has ruled, overturning a judge’s decision in sentencing him for beating a black motorist at a traffic stop.
Pakistan denies involvement in deadly 2009 attack on CIA base
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday dismissed as preposterous reports that its intelligence agency helped fund a 2009 suicide bombing on a CIA outpost in Afghanistan that was one of the deadliest attacks in the U.S. spy agency’s history.
Ex-NFL star Gault ordered to pay fine in SEC fraud case
(Reuters) – Willie Gault, the former National Football League wide receiver and Olympic sprinter, was ordered to pay $206,571 to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over his role in a scheme to inflate the stock price of a heart-mo…
Washington mayor calls for vote on statehood: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday called for a citywide vote in November to make the nation’s capital the 51st U.S. state, the Washington Post reported.
Michigan proposes adopting strictest lead-testing rules in country
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan officials and water experts on Friday proposed the state adopt what would be the nation’s strictest lead-testing rules in response to a water crisis in city of Flint that has fueled widespread public outrage.
Opening arguments to begin in trial of Ohio man charged with killing three women
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Opening arguments are slated to begin on Friday in the trial of an Ohio man who may face a death sentence after being charged with killing three women and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags.
