Sean Penn says Mexico wants him in crosshairs of Chapo’s cartel
(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn on Friday rejected Mexico’s claim that his secret meeting with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was crucial to the drug kingpin’s recapture, saying officials were trying to put him in the crosshairs of the feared cart…
Arkansas man found guilty of abducting, killing realtor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas man was convicted of capital murder and kidnapping on Friday for killing a real estate agent who he abducted under the guise of inspecting a house for sale. 
Suspect released after second arrest for California woman’s 1983 murder
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man arrested for a second time for the sexual assault and murder of a San Francisco teenager found buried on a beach in 1983 has been cleared of all charges.
U.S. judge rejects bid for new trial for Boston Marathon bomber
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge rejected on Friday a request for a new trial for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, saying the issues his attorneys raised had been resolved prior to his trial last year.
U.S. top court to hear Missouri church’s religious rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide a religious rights case from Missouri in which a church contends the state violated the U.S. Constitution by denying it funds for a playground project due to a state ban on aid to reli…
U.S. top court to hear Virginia ex-governor’s corruption appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s appeal of his conviction on corruption charges involving a businessman seeking to promote a dietary supplement.
Chicago black pastors shun mayor’s annual King breakfast
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of black pastors boycotted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s annual Martin Luther King breakfast on Friday, over his handling of police killings, and one pastor attended the event but interrupted it with protest chants before bei…
Fantasy sports illegal in Vermont, attorney general’s office says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Paid fantasy sports games are illegal in Vermont, a top law enforcement official said on Friday, as the New England state’s legislature took up discussion of a bill that would exempt the popular games from the state’s anti-gambling l…
U.S. justices take no action on Obama immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took no immediate action on whether it will hear President Barack Obama’s bid to revive his plan to shield more than 4 million immigrants from deportation, a move that bypassed the Republican-led …
Yosemite says losing hotel, village names in legal dispute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Yosemite National Park will change the names of several of its buildings and landmarks, including the Ahwahnee Hotel and Curry Village, over a trademark dispute with the company that formerly ran its concessions, the park’s supe…
