Texas man charged with murder in shooting after Cowboys game
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man has been charged with murder on suspicion of fatally shooting another man at a parking lot fight after a Dallas Cowboys game, police said on Thursday.
Pittsburgh woman sues Bill Cosby for defamation, alleges sex abuse
(Reuters) – A Pittsburgh woman said on Thursday she had filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby for comments made by his representatives after she spoke publicly of alleged sexual misconduct in the 1980s.
Ohio mother seeks special prosecutor for police fatal shooting of son
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by Cleveland police in a playground last year demands that a special prosecutor take over the case, her lawyer said on Thursday, days after prosecutors released reports that might clear…
Two men plead guilty to Philadelphia attack on gay couple
(Reuters) – Two Pennsylvania men on Thursday were sentenced to probation and barred from Philadelphia’s downtown after pleading guilty to an attack on a gay couple in the city last year, prosecutors said.
U.S. detention hearing for ex-Anglo Irish Bank CEO delayed
BOSTON (Reuters) – The former head of Anglo Irish Bank will spend another 10 days in jail as U.S. authorities debate whether to send him back to Ireland to face criminal charges arising from the bank’s collapse, after his lawyers obtained a delay in hi…
Fox News guest analyst arrested for lying about working for CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Fox News guest terrorism analyst was arrested on Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on charges of falsely claiming to have been a CIA agent for decades, U.S. prosecutors said.
Baltimore City Hall sit-in protest ends with 16 arrests
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Demonstrators concerned about police use of force staged a sit-in at a Baltimore City Hall hearing to consider a new police commissioner, leading to 16 arrests before the protest was broken up early Thursday.
Parishioners vow to continue Massachusetts vigil despite trespass ruling
SCITUATE, Mass. (Reuters) – Parishioners who have occupied their Massachusetts church for 11 years to prevent the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston from closing it vowed on Thursday to continue their vigil despite a ruling by the state’s top court t…
White House says looking to resolve lack of Social Security increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is concerned about the “unintended” consequence of a Social Security formula that will keep nearly 65 million older Americans from getting an increase in their benefits next year, the White House said on Th…
U.S. lawsuits build against Monsanto over alleged Roundup cancer link
(Reuters) – Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto Co that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers a…