At least five killed, several hurt in shooting near Pittsburgh: police
(Reuters) – Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring several others, police said.
Two Louisiana sheriff officials charged in federal court with jail assaults
(Reuters) – Two law enforcement officials in Louisiana have been indicted on federal civil rights charges stemming from the assaults of five jail inmates, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Special Report: The corrosive dangers lurking in America’s private wells
ORLEANS, N.Y. (Reuters) – In this town of 2,800 just south of the Canadian border, residents have long worried about the water flowing from their taps.
Former priest charged in Texas beauty queen murder to be extradited
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former Catholic priest charged in a 55-year-old murder case in which he is suspected of beating and raping a beauty queen in south Texas was extradited on Wednesday to face justice in the state where the crime occurred, authorities…
Calpers, Moody’s settle suit over mortgage deals for $130 million
(Reuters) – California’s public pension system, Calpers, said it has reached a $130 million settlement with Moody’s and Moody’s Investors’ Service to resolve a case involving inflated grades of residential mortgage deals that later faltered.
Three-time champion Seavey in lead halfway through Alaska’s Iditarod
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Three-time Iditarod sled-dog racing champion Dallas Seavey became the first to reach the halfway point of the near 1,000-mile race on Wednesday.
White House interviewing five potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is interviewing five potential nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death last month of Justice Antonin Scalia, a source familiar with the process told Reuters on Wednesday.
Texas executes man who killed ex-wife, four other people
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed a man on Wednesday who fatally shot his ex-wife and four others in 1997 with a hunting rifle in a killing spree launched when he found her having sex with another man.
California auctioneer pleads guilty to $1 million ivory, rhino horn smuggling
(Reuters) – An executive with a Beverly Hills gallery and auction house has pleaded guilty of conspiring to smuggling at least $1 million in animal products that included rhino horn and elephant ivory, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
‘King of Wall Street’ trader John Gutfreund dies at 86
(Reuters) – John Gutfreund, a onetime “King of Wall Street” and former chief executive officer of Salomon Brothers, has died at the age of 86.
