Cruise ship fire leaves guests stranded on Caribbean island
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (Reuters) – An engine fire on board a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp left about 4,500 passengers and crew stranded in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a second day on Tuesday and forced the cruise operator to cut the t…
New Jersey sports betting case appealed to full circuit court
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s horse racing industry on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to review its decision blocking legal sports gambling in the state.
Three California jail deputies charged with murder of inmate
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three corrections deputies were charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with the fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate at a California jail last month, officials said.
Dead squirrel at Lake Tahoe in California tests positive for plague
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A squirrel found dead at Lake Tahoe last month has tested positive for the plague, health officials said, marking the latest incidence of the disease in California that forced the temporary closure of two Yosemite National Park …
Dog rescued from 200-feet mine shaft by Colorado firefighters
DENVER (Reuters) – Firefighters in Colorado rescued a pet dog that fell 200 feet (61 meters) down an open mine shaft, lowering two crew members down the hole before winching the canine safe and sound to the surface.
Adult son of missing Connecticut couple arrested on gun charge
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of his parents last month was arrested on Tuesday on a federal firearms charge, authorities said.
Texas woman charged with unlawfully concealing handgun in vagina
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas woman taken into custody in a suspected drug arrest has been charged with violating state concealed firearms laws by hiding a fully loaded, snub-nosed handgun in her vagina, police in Waco said on Tuesday.
Religious groups want U.S. to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees
(Reuters) – Religious groups in the United States have urged the White House to step up its response to the Syrian refugee crisis, with one on Tuesday calling Washington’s efforts so far “disappointing.”
Colorado man accused of murdering wife in national park goes on trial
DENVER (Reuters) – The murder trial of a Colorado man accused of shoving his wife off a cliff in a national park for insurance money began in U.S. federal court on Tuesday, with prosecutors saying he also may have killed his first wife.
Jury awards $5.5 million to family of Cleveland man killed by police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal jury on Tuesday awarded $5.5 million to the family of a 20-year-old man killed in 2012 by an off-duty Cleveland police officer who was cleared of wrongdoing by county prosecutors, attorney Terry Gilbert said.
