California ‘shaken baby’ case in vanguard of new legal challenges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After 17 years in prison for an infant’s death at her San Diego daycare center, Suzanne Johnson is in the forefront of legal challenges to “shaken baby syndrome” as courts catch up with medical advances in understanding the mech…
U.S. Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force veteran accused of trying to travel to Syria to join Islamic State is set to become the first person in the United States to face trial for attempting to support the militant group.
Closing arguments set in trial of NY officer who shot black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Closing arguments are scheduled on Tuesday morning in the trial of a rookie New York City police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a darkened stairwell.
California murder suspect mistakenly freed from jail captured in Nevada
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A murder suspect who was mistakenly released from a Southern California jail last month has been captured in Nevada, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
U.S. judge again denies Texas request to bar Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge denied for the second time a request by Texas to bar relief agencies from bringing Syrian refugees into the state, a decision that could have a bearing on the attempts of 30 other governors to block refugees from …
FBI agent says evidence manipulated in Baltimore ‘Serial’ hearing
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – An FBI agent on Monday accused lawyers for a convicted murderer of manipulating cell phone records in their bid to win a retrial for the Maryland slaying made famous by the podcast “Serial.”
Widow of Islamic State leader charged in death of American: U.S. Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wife of a deceased Islamic State leader was charged on Monday in federal court in Virginia with conspiracy in the death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller who was killed a year ago while being held hostage in Syria by the m…
Obama seeks funds to fight Zika; sees no cause for panic
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House said on Monday, but he added there is no reason to pani…
Pennsylvania woman sentenced to jail in attack on gay couple
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old Pennsylvania woman convicted of joining a group attack on a gay couple in a predominantly gay Philadelphia neighborhood was sentenced to five to 10 months in jail, prosecutors said on Monday.
Chipotle shuts U.S. stores for food safety meeting, rivals pounce
(Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill closed all of its U.S. restaurants during prime lunchtime hours on Monday to hold staff meetings on food safety guidelines, sparking offers from rivals eager to poach customers of the burrito chain as it recovers from…
