Nevada rancher indicted on 16 counts over 2014 armed standoff
(Reuters) – Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday with conspiracy, assault on a federal officer and obstruction of justice in connection with a 2014 standoff on federal land near his Nevada ranch, prosecutors sai…
Ex-California lawmaker Yee should serve 8 years for corruption, prosecutors say
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in the federal corruption case against former California Democratic state Senator Leland Yee have asked a judge to sentence him to eight years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Veterans’ hospital in Cincinnati faces scrutiny after report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Rob Portman on Wednesday asked an independent watchdog to look into “deeply disturbing” allegations of poor care and conflicts of interest at a Veterans Affairs hospital in his home state of Ohio.
State of Georgia executes ex-sailor for 1992 murder of crewmate
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The state of Georgia on Wednesday executed a former sailor convicted of killing a crewmate and dismembering the body and burying it with the help of another sailor.
Two L.A. police officers charged with sexual assault while on duty
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Los Angeles Police Department officers have been charged with repeated sexual assaults on four women while on duty in their squad car and elsewhere, prosecutors and police said on Wednesday.
Ex-Rentboy.com employees avoid U.S. charges for promoting prostitution
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are dropping charges against six former employees of the male escort website Rentboy.com who were accused of promoting prostitution, in a case that has outraged gay and civil rights activists, court papers filed We…
University of Texas reluctantly to allow guns in classrooms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The University of Texas president approved plans on Wednesday that would allow for licensed concealed handgun holders to bring pistols into classrooms, saying he has been forced to do so under a new law approved by the state’s…
New York jail guard pleads guilty in connection with veteran’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex pleaded guilty on Wednesday to falsifying records by indicating that she had checked on a mentally ill, homeless Marine Corps veteran who died in a cell in which the heat reache…
Washington DC quadruple-murder suspect indicted on 20 counts
(Reuters) – A man charged in the deaths of a wealthy Washington businessman, his wife, 10-year-old son and housekeeper was indicted on Wednesday by a grand jury on 20 felony charges including first-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping and arson, federal…
Massachusetts senator’s office raided amid ethics probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal agents on Wednesday raided the private office of a Massachusetts state senator who is the subject of an ethics inquiry after reports that he received free dry cleaning, an FBI spokeswoman said, but it was not known if the two…
