Limo driver indicted for homicide in New York crash that killed four
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The driver of a limousine involved in a crash that killed four women on a Long Island winery tour was charged with criminally negligent homicide on Wednesday, months after a truck driver was charged with drunken driving in the inci…
Ohio can again try to execute man after failed attempt: court
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state could again try to execute convicted killer Romell Broom after failing to do so seven years ago.
Suspended U.N. diplomat pleads guilty in U.S. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspended deputy United Nations ambassador from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe a former U.N. General Assembly president.
N.C. man cleared of 1984 murder dead from likely suicide: police
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A black North Carolina man exonerated in 2004 after 19 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said on Wednesday.
Ohio prosecutor in Tamir Rice shooting case loses re-election bid
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Ohio prosecutor heavily criticized for failing to indict two Cleveland police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice has lost his bid for re-election.
FEMA denies Michigan governor’s appeal for more federal funds
DETROIT (Reuters) – Federal officials have denied Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s request to give the city of Flint additional funds to help deal with its lead-contaminated water crisis, his office said on Wednesday.
Florida mansion once owned by USA Today founder destroyed by fire
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida oceanfront mansion where USA Today founder Al Neuharth lived for four decades was destroyed overnight by a fire visible at least five miles away, a local fire chief said on Wednesday.
Nearly 70 dogs killed in fire at Texas animal shelter
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A fire that swept through an animal shelter in the east Texas city of Beaumont left 67 dogs dead, officials said on Wednesday.
Judge to hear lawyers’ plea to let Cosby’s wife skip deposition
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Bill Cosby’s wife will get a chance next month to try to persuade a U.S. magistrate judge to spare their client from further questions related to a lawsuit filed by seven women who say the comedian sexually assaulted th…
Kelly Clarkson, Lea Michele team up with Obama on girls’ education
(Reuters) – Singers Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae and former “Glee” star Lea Michele released a single on Wednesday in support of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s worldwide girls’ education initiative.
