Attorneys for Cosby seek dismissal of Pennsylvania sexual assault case
(Reuters) – Attorneys for Bill Cosby asked a Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday to throw out sexual assault charges filed against the comedian, saying he had not been given an opportunity to confront his accuser during pretrial proceedings.
Woman fights off daughter’s would-be kidnapper, video goes viral
(Reuters) – A woman fought off a man who tried to kidnap her 13-year-old daughter on Tuesday while they were shopping at a Dollar General store in Hernando, Florida, and a security video of the fierce struggle went viral.
Head of New York City corrections officers union charged with fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The union leader for New York City’s prison guards and a hedge fund financier were charged on Wednesday with orchestrating a bribery scheme involving union retirement and operating funds in a case stemming from a wide-ranging feder…
Pressure builds on judge over California sexual assault case
(Reuters) – Senator Barbara Boxer on Monday decried a California judge’s decision to sentence a college athlete to just six months in jail for sexual assault, and signatures on an online petition calling for the jurist’s ouster later passed 400,000.
Oklahoma medical examiner rules oilman McClendon’s deadly crash an accident
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The fiery crash that killed U.S. oilman Aubrey McClendon in March after his car hit a wall was an accident, Oklahoma’s medical examiner said on Wednesday, echoing a police inquiry’s findings a day earlier that there was no evi…
Washington’s National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from windows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington National Cathedral will remove Confederate battle flags from two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, the cathedral said on Wednesday.
New York teen who vanished in 2009 likely held captive, killed: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 17-year-old New York girl who vanished in 2009 while on spring break in a South Carolina beach town was likely held captive for several days before being killed, federal agents investigating the girl’s disappearance said for the …
Ohio man guilty of corpse abuse in case of infant dead in crib
(Reuters) – An Ohio man whose infant daughter was discovered dead in a crib by a cable television installer was found guilty on Wednesday of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
Two gay men challenge Tennessee denial of service law
(Reuters) – Two men have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee and its governor saying their constitutional rights as gay individuals are violated by a new law that allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients on the basis of “sincerely held…
Rangers search for man who fell into Yellowstone hot spring
(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park rangers on Wednesday were attempting to recover the body of a man who was believed killed after falling into a hot spring at the tourist attraction in Wyoming, a park spokesman said.
