Jury considers case against Colorado woman who cut out stranger’s fetus
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – Jurors on Monday were weighing the case of a Colorado woman accused of luring a pregnant stranger to her home with a Craigslist ad, attacking her and removing her fetus because she wanted to pass the baby off as her own.
Thirteen bald eagles found dead in Maryland
(Reuters) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 bald eagles discovered on a Maryland farm in the state’s largest die-off of the national bird in 30 years, officials said on Monday.
Colorado can enforce its ‘Amazon tax’ law: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court endorsed a Colorado law designed to make it easier for the state to collect sales taxes on out-of-state purchases made over the Internet.
Atlantic City mayor terms N.J. takeover plan ‘fascist dictatorship’
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – Atlantic City’s mayor has called a state plan to cede control of the fiscally distressed gambling hub a “fascist dictatorship,” a sharp reversal of his previous position on the proposed takeover.
Scalia lauded as shorthanded Supreme Court returns to work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court resumed work on Monday for the first time since Antonin Scalia’s death, with Chief Justice John Roberts paying tribute to the long-serving jurist before the remaining justices engaged in a testy argument ov…
U.S. road revival extends to December
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. road travel rose by 4 percent in the nation’s warmest December on record, government data showed on Monday, and capped a record-setting driving renaissance amid cheap gasoline prices and lower unemployment.
Family-friendly Labrador retriever still America’s top dog
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Labrador retriever retained the title of America’s most popular dog breed for the 25th consecutive year, even as the upstart French bulldog stole the limelight in New York and other big U.S. cities, the American Kennel Club sai…
Gunmaker to ask judge to dismiss lawsuit over 2012 Connecticut school massacre
(Reuters) – The maker of the gun used in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School is expected to ask a Connecticut judge on Monday to toss a lawsuit filed against it by the families of nine of the people who died in the attack, according to co…
Jury selection starts in Erin Andrews’ $75 million stalking lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday for a $75 million civil lawsuit by Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews, who has accused a Nashville hotel of negligence for allowing a stalker to take nude videos of her in her room.
U.S. businessman jailed in Iran breaks hunger strike: mother
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American businessman jailed in Iran since October has broken his hunger strike, his mother wrote on social media on Monday.
