California wildfire ‘selfie’ arsonist gets 20 years, $60 million fine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man who took a video of himself surrounded by flames that erupted into one of the worst California wildfires of 2014 was fined $60 million and sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson on Friday, officia…
Violent escapee from Washington state hospital recaptured, police say
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man accused of murder who escaped from a Seattle-area psychiatric hospital this week was recaptured in eastern Washington late on Friday following an extensive manhunt, state police said.
Prosecutors say ex-House Speaker Hastert sexually abused boys
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted last year of a financial crime in a hush-money case, had agreed to pay $3.5 million to buy the silence of an individual who he sexually abused when the victim was a teenager, federal prose…
Former Vanderbilt football player convicted of raping unconscious woman
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A former Vanderbilt University football player was found guilty on Friday of raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room three years ago.
Jilted woman from FBI list arrested in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican officials on Friday said they detained a woman on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list who is suspected of hiring assassins in the United States to kill her romantic rival.
Man pleads guilty in fatal 2015 Phoenix-area shooting rampage
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A reputed white supremacist with a long criminal record pleaded guilty on Friday to killing one person and wounding five others in a Phoenix-area shooting rampage last year that began in a motel and ended hours later with his captur…
California to expand paid family leave for new parents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will increase the amount of money new parents can receive through the state’s paid family leave program under a bill to be signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, his office said Friday.
Defamation lawsuits involving U.S. lawyer Dershowitz end in settlement
(Reuters) – Prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and two victims’ rights attorneys on Friday withdrew claims from a Florida court that they defamed each other during a legal fight about a woman who said she was trafficked for sex as an underage girl.
Ex-U.S. Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden arrested for DUI
(Reuters) – An ex-U.S. Navy SEAL who has said he fired the shot that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was arrested in Montana early on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence, a police official said.
Wisconsin judge strikes down state’s right-to-work law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state’s right-to-work law, saying the measure is unconstitutional by banning unions from charging fees to non-union workers for certain services, court papers showed.
