Mother of Texas ‘affluenza’ teen posts bond, set for Tuesday release
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The mother of a Texas teenager, derided for his “affluenza” defense for killing four people while driving drunk, posted bond on Monday and is set to be released from a county jail on Tuesday, the Tarrant County sheriff sai…
Obama offered to help Biden financially during son’s illness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama offered to give him money to help with expenses while his son Beau was battling cancer.
Mother of ‘affluenza’ Texas teen posts bond, release set for Tuesday
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The mother of a Texas teenager, who was derided for an “affluenza” defense for killing four people while driving drunk, posted bond on Monday and is set to be released from a county jail on Tuesday, a county sheriff said.
Judge authorizes search after scent of slain Virginia woman is found
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – Police had probable cause to search the apartment of a former hospital worker accused of murdering university student Hannah Graham in 2014 after a tracking dog picked up the scent of the woman, a judge ruled on Monday….
Kentucky governor to dismantle state’s health insurance exchange: newspaper
(Reuters) – Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has notified U.S. authorities that he plans to dismantle the state’s health insurance exchange created under the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act, the Courier-Journal reported on Monday.
Last known survivor of 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire dies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A 109-year-old man, who was the last known survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, died on Monday, officials said.
Freed Guantanamo detainees say they seek peace and quiet in Ghana
ACCRA (Reuters) – Two Yemenis transferred to Ghana after their release from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba said on Monday they hoped to live peacefully and rebuild their lives in the West African country.
NYC police search for final suspect in teenage playground rape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police were searching for the last of a group of teenage boys as young as 14 suspected of raping an 18-year-old woman in a Brooklyn playground late last week after ordering her father to leave at gunpoint, police said…
Maryland man indicted for alleged support of al Shabaab: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland man has been indicted on accusations of supporting the Somalia-based Islamic militant group al Shabaab and appearing in videos for the group, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
Central American immigrants scramble for options to deportation by U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Honduran immigrant Maria Mejia just spent the weekend knocking on doors in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, telling her Central American neighbors that she shares their fear and wants them to know their rights in case immigration…
