Man gets life in prison for throwing daughter, four, off California cliff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man convicted of throwing his 4-year-old daughter off a cliff near Los Angeles 15 years ago was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her murder, prosecutors said.
New Yorkers in favor of raising minimum wage to $15 per hour: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A solid majority of New York state residents are in favor of raising the minimum wage over the next several years to $15 an hour, according to a new poll released on Friday.
Defense asks judge to toss verdict in New England prep-school rape trial
(Reuters) – A graduate of an elite New Hampshire prep school who was found guilty last month of having sex with a person under the age of consent asked a court on Friday to throw out his conviction on the felony count of using the Internet to seduce a …
Second Rikers guard pleads not guilty in NYC prison beating case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second New York City correction officer pleaded not guilty on
Indiana top court reverses murder convictions of three men in burglary
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Indiana Supreme Court threw out the murder convictions of three young men, saying they were not the immediate cause of the death of their friend who was shot by the owner of a home they were burgling, in two rulings published on…
Maryland student recovering after attack that went viral, family says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Baltimore student who was brutally beaten and left unconscious in a pool of blood on the floor of a high school cafeteria was recovering, his family said on Friday, a day after prosecutors charged one of his football teammates …
Washington, D.C., gun laws partly upheld by U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld some gun restrictions in Washington, D.C., while striking down others, including a requirement that gun owners re-register every three years.
Connecticut prisoner to be charged with six additional murders
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut prisoner who pleaded guilty to manslaughter a decade ago will be charged on Friday with killing six more people whose bodies were found in a wooded area behind a strip mall, authorities said.
Crews gain ground on California blazes, search for missing goes on
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Firefighters battling two devastating and deadly wildfires in drought-stricken Northern California over the past week have gained more ground, fire officials said on Friday, as the search goes on for those reported missing.
Prison for man who left tons of litter in Colorado forest
DENVER (Reuters) – A 41-year-old Colorado man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for leaving 4.25 tons of litter in a scenic national forest that took dozens of volunteers and a helicopter to remove, authorities said.
