Chicago man arrested for murder just after suing police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of murder, shortly after he left his own news conference where he announced he was suing the city for $15 million over an incident two years ago when he alleged being shot seven t…
Four finalists picked for Washington future monuments design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four finalists have been picked in a contest for monument designs in Washington, with proposals that include talking automated parrots and dying cherry trees, organizers said on Wednesday.
Judge in Stanford rape case receives death threats amid recall efforts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The judge who gave a six-month jail term to the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman has received a string of death threats after the sentence was widely condemned as too…
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 …
