Judge upholds verdict in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
(Reuters) – A New Hampshire judge on Tuesday upheld the August conviction of a former prep school student for using a computer to “lure” a fellow student into a sexual encounter, a charge that could require him to register as a sex offender for life.
U.S. regulators warn against Republican auto safety proposals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican proposals to improve U.S. auto safety came under fire on Tuesday from federal regulators, who warned that proposed changes to current rules would erode consumer safety and give automakers control over the public disclo…
U.S. adds charges against Macau billionaire in U.N. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled more charges against a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving a former president of the United Nations General Assembly.
El Faro reported ‘hull breach’ before sinking in hurricane
MIAMI (Reuters) – The captain of the U.S. cargo ship El Faro reported “a hull breach” and said a hatch had blown open before the vessel sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
Baltimore pharmacy reopens as city recovers from rioting
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Rite Aid pharmacy in Baltimore shuttered after rioting over the high-profile death of a black man reopened on Tuesday in a sign of the city’s recovery from the unrest.
Three Milwaukee men charged in killing of 5-year-old girl
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Three Milwaukee men accused of targeting the wrong house in a revenge shooting last year were charged on Tuesday in the death of a 5-year-old girl as she sat on her grandfather’s lap watching television, police said.
New York suburb with roots in Nazi era accused of housing bias
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York suburb that was established by Nazi sympathizers in the years leading up to World War Two still uses discriminatory housing practices to ensure its residents remain white, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
New York court rejects appeal, lets Yale keep van Gogh painting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld a lower ruling on Tuesday, allowing Yale University to keep a painting by famed Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh and denying a request by the great-grandson of a Russian art collector to argue his ownership…
Arkansas Supreme Court halts state’s plans to resume executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the executions of two inmates scheduled for Wednesday, ruling the prisoners were entitled to a hearing on whether the state improperly withheld information about the chemicals …
Black Virginia student bloodied during arrest files $3 million lawsuit
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A black University of Virginia student bloodied during an arrest caught on video filed a $3 million civil lawsuit on Tuesday against the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Department and three agents who arrested him.
