Police say Missouri man dies from self-inflicted wound after confrontation
NORMANDY, Mo. (Reuters) – An 18-year-old black man died on Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his face after a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Normandy, police said.
Ex-New England prep school student sentenced to one year in prison
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire judge on Thursday sentenced a former student at an elite prep school to serve one year in prison for luring an underage fellow student into a sexual encounter in the final weeks of the school year.
Sandusky move for new trial puts Pennsylvania AG Kane in spotlight
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was ordered Thursday to turn over evidence that she says proves that a judge had leaked secret information to a reporter about a grand jury investigating Jerry Sandusky for child s…
Ohio judge detains until trial fraud suspect captured in Peru
(Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Thursday ordered a fraud suspect who was on the run for a decade after a federal indictment to be detained until trial.
Lockheed promotes Babione to head F-35 fighter jet program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp on Thursday said Jeff Babione would head the company’s F-35 fighter jet program, the Pentagon’s single largest arms project, effective Jan. 1.
Guantanamo judge rules lawyer for 9/11 suspect should stay on
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A Yemeni Sept. 11 suspect must keep his court-appointed U.S. lawyer since he has failed to show why the attorney should be replaced, a Guantanamo Bay military judge ruled on Thursday.
Hormel Foods issues limited U.S. recall of Skippy peanut butter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hormel Foods Corp said on Thursday that it was voluntarily recalling a limited number of jars of its Skippy peanut butter in seven U.S. states because they might contain small pieces of metal shavings.
Ex-football players’ retrial set for April in Vanderbilt rape case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Two former Vanderbilt University football players will be retried in April on charges that they raped an unconscious female student two years ago after a mistrial was declared in June due to juror misconduct, a judge said o…
Friends of Kentucky fugitive from police shootings arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Two friends of a Kentucky fugitive accused of shooting at law enforcement officers in two states have been arrested after a confrontation with U.S. marshals in Tennessee, authorities said on Thursday.
Newly elected speaker Ryan promises to fix ‘broken’ House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Newly elected U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday promised to sweep away Republican Party differences and repair a “broken” House of Representatives by returning legislative power to committees and rank-and-file members.
