Convicted al Qaeda supporter, U.S. face off in medical malpractice trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man serving a 15-year prison sentence for providing support to al Qaeda is urging a federal judge to award him $7 million because of a medical condition he says went untreated while in U.S. custody.
Two New York police officers recovering after stairwell shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City police officers were recovering from gunshot wounds on Friday after a man opened fire on them inside a public housing project before fatally shooting himself, police said.
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, sixth man to walk on moon, dies at 85
(Reuters) – Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon as module pilot on the record-setting Apollo 14 mission in 1971, has died at the age of 85, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
Alibi testimony could have been key in Maryland ‘Serial’ case: witness
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Lawyers seeking a new trial for a man they say was wrongly convicted of murder in a case made famous by the popular “Serial” podcast argued on Friday that his original defense attorney failed him by not contacting an alibi witness…
Exclusive: Pentagon’s budget plan funds 404 Lockheed F-35 jets – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department plans to buy 404 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets over the next five years, a net decrease of 5 to 7 percent from last year’s plan, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.
Special Report: Why Obama and other gun control advocates own stock in firearms makers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama might seem an unlikely investor in the firearms industry. But the U.S. president, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, has money in a pension fund that holds stock in gun and ammunition companies.
Huge construction crane collapses in Manhattan, one killed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A construction crane collapsed in lower Manhattan during a swirling snowstorm on Friday, killing one person, injuring three others and crushing cars parked in the street.
California doctor gets 30 years to life in landmark overdose case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California doctor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Friday for over-prescribing drugs that caused the fatal overdose of three patients in a murder case capped by the first conviction of its kind in the Un…
Texas ‘affluenza’ teen transferred to adult jail, held without bail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas teenager who was derided for an “affluenza” defense for killing four people while driving drunk was transferred to an adult jail on Friday from the juvenile center where he has been held since he was deported fro…
U.S. traffic deaths increase 9 percent in 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Traffic deaths in the United States rose about 9 percent in the first nine months of 2015 compared to same period a year earlier, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday, as low gasoline prices increased road travel.
