Suspect’s DNA found on gun of Chicago officer charged with assault
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prosecutors rested their case against a Chicago police commander accused of putting the barrel of his gun into a suspect’s mouth, after a forensic expert testified on Wednesday that the suspect’s DNA had been found on the gun.
Man arrested in Texas capital with drug-filled gas tank: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Austin police have arrested a man on suspicion of doctoring the gas tank of his pickup truck and transporting liquid methamphetamine with a street value of $4 million, officials said on Wednesday.
Shooter at Texas ‘Draw Mohammed’ contest messaged foreign militants: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the shooters in a May attack on a “Draw Mohammed” cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, exchanged 109 encrypted electronic messages with suspected militants overseas on the morning of the attack, the head of the FBI said on W…
North Carolina sued over gay marriage opt-out law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina law that allows government officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they cite religious objections is unconstitutional and should be struck down, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Wedne…
U.S. officials say no threat posed by two missing Afghan trainees in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A search for two military trainees from Afghanistan who failed to report for duty this week at a Georgia military base continued on Wednesday, as officials urged calm among area residents concerned over their whereabouts.
No charges for officer after run-in with fan at Ole Miss game
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – A security officer who drew scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after an altercation with a fan at a University of Mississippi football game last month will not face charges, his lawyer said.
El Nino investment options range from pest control to ski resorts
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – As the El Niño weather phenomenon makes the U.S. Northeast warmer, the Midwest drier, and the South and the West wetter this winter, Eric Marshall, portfolio manager of the $2 billion Hodges Small Cap fund, is not one of those people who just talks about the weather. He’s doing something about it.
Illinois man pleads guilty in plot to attack military base
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to plotting with his cousin, a National Guard member, to attack an Illinois military installation as part of a conspiracy to support Islamic State, a U.S. prosecutor’s spokesman said.
Defense focuses on father-son bond in ex-N.Y. Senate leader’s extortion trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is guilty only of caring about his son, his defense lawyer told jurors on Wednesday, as Skelos’ federal corruption trial drew to a close.
Ohio man charged in soliciting murder of U.S. military members
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A 25-year-old Ohio man has been indicted on multiple federal charges for posting the names and addresses of United States military members on social media sites and calling for their deaths, officials said on Wednesday.
