Colorado babysitter charged in bank robbery with kids in car
(Reuters) – Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a woman with robbing a drive-through bank in a small Colorado town by falsely claiming that a man in her car threatened to harm the two children in her care unless given money, officials said.
NAACP sues Michigan, governor over Flint’s lead-contaminated water
DETROIT (Reuters) – The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan and its governor on behalf of the residents and businesses in Flint, where high levels of lead in the drinking water has created a health crisis.
More than 25,000 Madoff victims now eligible for $4 billion fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The overseer of a $4 billion U.S. Department of Justice fund for victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme said he expected to recommend payouts for at least 25,280 claimants with nearly $4 billion in fraud losses.
Gun used to kill Trayvon Martin auctioned; is bid real?
(Reuters) – Online bidding for the gun used by George Zimmerman to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012 ended on Wednesday, though it was not clear whether the final offer of $138,900 was legitimate.
Kansas man who killed four sentenced to death
(Reuters) – A man convicted of the 2013 killings of four people including a mother and her 18-month-old daughter on a Kansas farm, was sentenced to death on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Chicago to pay $3.2 million to settle two fatal police shooting cases
Chicago (Reuters) – Chicago on Wednesday agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle cases where a black man and a Hispanic man were each fatally shot by police officers who were part of a department now under fire for racial bias and the excessive use of for…
Fire that disrupted NYC’s Grand Central Terminal trains ruled accidental
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Commuter train passengers braced for a crowded ride home from New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, with Metro-North Railroad service still only partially restored after a massive four-alarm fire disrupted the evenin…
Black bear captured near junior high school in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A black bear wandered on sidewalks and climbed trees on Wednesday in the Southern California city of Rancho Cucamonga, causing a scare at a nearby junior high school, police said.
Texas man pleads guilty to sexually abusing orphan boys in Malawi
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who managed an orphanage in Malawi pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday to sexually abusing children in his care and giving some of them money to keep them quiet about the abuse, U.S. prosecutors said.
Pennsylvania teen hit with new Islamic State-related charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania teenager indicted for supporting Islamic State was hit with fresh terrorism charges on Wednesday, as U.S. prosecutors accused him of posting online the names of approximately 100 U.S. military members and exhorting h…
