New York foster parent indicted on sexual abuse, bestiality charges
(Reuters) – A New York foster parent of 140 children over two decades has been indicted for alleged sexual abuse of seven boys, endangering the welfare of children who were reported to have rummaged through garbage for food and bestiality, prosecutors …
New York banana mogul convicted of embezzling retirement funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Long Island banana importer already convicted of engaging in a cocaine distribution scheme was found guilty on Friday of stealing more than $750,000 from his employees’ retirement plan.
Judge sends former prep school student to prison
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire judge on Friday ordered a former prep school student to begin serving a one-year prison sentence after violating his curfew in a high-profile case over sex at elite St. Paul’s School.
Oregon refuge protester arrested after threats against U.S. officers
(Reuters) – A man who took part in January’s armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon has been arrested after threatening to kill federal agents investigating the six-week-long standoff, a county prosecutor said on Friday.
Two detention center staffers where Kentucky teen died face misdemeanor charges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Two staff members of the Kentucky youth detention center where a teenage girl died have been indicted by a grand jury on misdemeanor charges of failing to perform their official duties, prosecutors said on Friday.
Virginia man pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia man pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court on Friday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria earlier this year, becoming the fourth American this week to be convicted of attempting to support the group.
Indiana man gets life sentence for 2012 fatal house explosion
(Reuters) – An Indiana man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for his part in causing a 2012 home explosion that killed two neighbors, injured dozens of people and damaged scores of homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood, a court official said.
Fatal fall of L.A. worker from unfinished high-rise probed as suicide
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The fatal fall of a construction worker from the 53rd floor of an unfinished skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, soon to be the tallest on the West Coast, is under investigation as a possible suicide, the medical examiner’s offi…
Illinois lawmaker’s daughter charged in political staple attack
(Reuters) – A daughter of an Illinois state representative has been charged with participating in an attack on one of her mother’s political rivals that included using a staple gun on the victim’s forehead, police and the victim said on Friday.
Chicago mayor must weigh insider versus outsider to reform police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who faces calls for his resignation over police misconduct, must weigh whether an insider or an outsider is the best choice for police chief to reform a long-troubled department that is under federal inve…
