Few signs of improvement for NBA star Odom after collapse
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Pro basketball and reality TV star Lamar Odom spent a third day hospitalized on Thursday, reportedly on life support following a series of strokes, after collapsing at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had b…
LAPD data errors give false view of crime in city: L.A. Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Department misclassified some 14,000 assaults as minor offenses over an eight-year period, an error that painted a rosier picture of crime in America’s second-largest city, the Los Angeles Times reported o…
Judge declines to declare mistrial in Dewey & Leboeuf criminal trial
(Reuters) – The attorney representing Joel Sanders, the former chief financial officer of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, renewed his call for a mistrial on Thursday, saying he was worried the jury was feeling pressure to convict after 20 days of deliberations.
Engine problems possibly caused U.S Navy Osprey crash: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fatal crash last May of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built by Boeing Co and Textron Inc’s Bell Helicopter was possibly due to a loss of power caused by ingestion of sand into the engines, Aviation Week magazine reported, citing a U.S. Navy report.
Vermont judge orders actor Randy Quaid, wife released from jail
(Reuters) – A Vermont judge on Thursday ordered actor Randy Quaid and his wife released from jail after they were arrested on Saturday on an outstanding California warrant while crossing into the United States from Canada.
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…
