Arrest made in 30-year-old California murder cold case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man for the sexual assault and murder of a San Francisco teenager whose body was found buried on a beach some 30 years ago, officials said on Wednesday.
Colorado woman gets 208 years in prison for beating 88-year-old man
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman who shoved an 88-year-old man she worked for as a housekeeper down a flight of stairs, tore skin off his arms and stole his car has been sentenced to 208 years in prison, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Illinois policeman widow asks for access to frozen bank accounts
(Reuters) – The widow of an Illinois policeman who staged his suicide asked a court to give her access to bank accounts frozen as authorities investigate possible criminal activity, her attorney said on Wednesday.
No new date set for Utah oil lease sale delayed by activists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has not set a new date for an oil and natural gas lease auction of federal lands in Utah postponed this week following overwhelming interest from the public, including climate activists, who wanted to attend t…
Home detention for Missouri man charged with making threats
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old white Missouri man charged with making threats to shoot black people on the University of Missouri campus faces home detention and no Internet access when he gets out of jail.
Boston mayor aims to raise smoking age to 21
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston could become the latest in a string of large U.S. cities to ban smoking and tobacco use by people under the age of 21 under a measure proposed on Wednesday by Mayor Marty Walsh.
California budget reserves to top $11.5 billion: watchdog
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California budget reserves are expected to come in at $11.5 billion for the 2016-17 fiscal year, beating a previous estimate by $3.6 billion, thanks to higher tax revenues and a growing economy, a state budget watchdog agency …
Police officers identified in Minneapolis shooting of black man
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota officials on Wednesday identified the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man as chanting demonstrators surrounded a key police station.
Syrian refugee family settles in Connecticut after Indiana slams door
(Reuters) – A family of Syrian refugees has settled in Connecticut after the Republican governor of Indiana, where the trio had been headed, said he did not want new refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war to enter his state, officials said on Wednesday.
ACLU, others reach settlement over Baltimore jail conditions
(Reuters) – Civil liberties groups and the state of Maryland reached a settlement on Wednesday to overhaul Baltimore’s scandal-plagued jail and improve its medical facilities, the Public Justice Center said.
