Oklahoma ex-councilman arrested for witness intimidation in theft case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma town trustee accused of using inmates to steal copper from the city’s tornado warning sirens was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of trying to intimidate witnesses from testifying against him in the case, pol…
Ex-Penn State officials move to avoid Sandusky-related trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Three former Penn State officials urged a state appeals court on Tuesday to dismiss charges they tried to hamper an investigation of the child molestation case against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and then …
Sister of slain California kidnap suspect sues FBI for wrongful death
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The sister of a California murder suspect who was gunned down in the Idaho wilderness by FBI agents in August of 2013 after he fled there with a teenage girl he abducted from the San Diego area has sued the agency for wrongful dea…
More than 50 people arrested in Arkansas drug, gun case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – More than 50 people in northeast Arkansas were arrested on Tuesday on firearms and drug charges in a major federal investigation that lasted a year and a half, U.S. prosecutors said.
Three-year-old boy becomes mayor of small town in Minnesota
(Reuters) – A freckled-faced three-year-old boy has gotten a few valuable pieces of advice from his six-year-old brother since he succeeded his elder sibling as mayor of a small town in northern Minnesota.
Family of white teen shot by police asks for federal probe
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The family of a 19-year-old man shot dead by police through the open window of the car where he was sitting asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday to investigate the incident.
Schizophrenic California man in terrorism case is fit for trial: newspaper
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California man diagnosed in jail with schizophrenia has been declared competent to stand trial on charges he attempted to travel to Syria to support the Islamic State militant group, the Sacramento Bee reported.
California motor vehicle employees took bribes to grant licenses: FBI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Three employees of the California Department of Motor Vehicles have been indicted for accepting bribes to grant commercial driving licenses, and the owners of three trucking schools indicted for offering the bribes, feder…
Mississippi couple accused of planning to join Islamic State
OXFORD, Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi couple, accused of seeking to join the militant Islamic State group on a planned honeymoon trip, remained in custody on Tuesday after being denied bond in federal court.
Lowe’s lets go managers who barred black driver from delivery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home improvement chain Lowe’s Companies Inc has let go three managers in Virginia who barred a black employee from making a delivery when a woman complained about his race, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
