Arizona grandpa leaves girl, 5, in desert with gun: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona grandfather has been arrested and accused of leaving his five-year-old granddaughter alone in the desert with a loaded and cocked .45-caliber handgun and the instruction to “shoot any bad guys,” authorities said on Monday…
L.A. sheriff’s sergeant sent to prison for jail beating, cover up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sergeant who was convicted of beating a visitor to a downtown jail and then falsifying reports about the incident was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison.
Drug cartel debt collector sentenced to life for California murders
(Reuters) – A self-styled debt collector for a Mexican drug cartel, who admitted to killing dozens of people over more than three decades, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without parole for nine murders in California, officials said.
North Carolina man arrested for Homecoming shooting on university campus
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A former student at Winston-Salem State University faces murder and weapons charges for the Homecoming weekend shooting death of a student on campus, authorities said on Monday.
Dismissal of Chicago retiree healthcare lawsuit in hands of judge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois judge said on Monday he will rule no later than Dec. 11 on motions by Chicago and its four pension funds to dismiss a lawsuit that could greatly increase the cash-strapped city’s retiree healthcare costs.
U.S. orders girls’ locker room access for transgender Illinois student
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday found that a Chicago suburban high school district discriminated against a transgender student and gave the school a month to provide full access to girls’ locker rooms or lose federal funding.
Ex-Kentucky jail deputies indicted on federal civil rights charges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Two former deputies at an eastern Kentucky jail have been indicted on federal civil rights charges in the death of an inmate two years ago, prosecutors said on Monday.
Woman drops sex assault case against U.S. venture capitalist
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A woman who accused prominent U.S. venture capitalist Joseph Lonsdale of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit has dropped all of her legal claims against him, according to a court filing on Monday.
Obama pitches help to ex-criminals, draws N.J. governor’s ire
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced new measures to smooth the integration of former criminals into society but his visit to New Jersey on Monday irked the state’s governor, a struggling Republican presidential candidate.
Ohio voters weigh legalizing recreational marijuana use
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio voters will decide Tuesday on whether to become the first Midwestern state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, though a rival ballot measure could kill the law before it takes effect.
