New York joins $79 million U.S. effort to process untested rape kits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City prosecutor’s office joined the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday in a $79 million effort to help police in 20 U.S. states process untested rape kits that can provide physical evidence to help solve sexual assaults…
U.S. charges three in multibillion-dollar drug money laundering scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged three Colombian nationals with helping to run a global money laundering network that processed billions of dollars in drug trafficking profits through bank accounts in China and Hong Kong.
Truck hauling hamburger crashes, burns in Michigan
(Reuters) – A semi-trailer hauling thousands of pounds of hamburger crashed and caught fire early Thursday on a western Michigan highway causing an extensive backup amid the smell of burning meat, police said.
U.S. House Speaker Boehner says goal is to stop sale of ‘baby parts’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday the goal in negotiations over funding for Planned Parenthood was to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1 and also to stop the sale of “baby parts.”
Oklahoma teen sent to prison boot camp for role in killing Australian
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One of three Oklahoma teenagers accused of killing an Australian athlete in 2013 has pleaded guilty to accessory to murder and ordered to be sent to prison boot camp, Oklahoma court officials said Thursday.
NY attorney general clamps down on adulterated devil’s claw
(Reuters) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has asked 13 dietary supplement makers and distributors to halt the sale of “adulterated” products that claim to be derived from the devil’s claw plant.
Man with hand grenade shot dead by police in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A police officer shot and killed a man who was carrying a hand grenade when he emerged from his home in Kansas City, Missouri, after a 12-hour stand-off with authorities, police said on Thursday.
U.S. candidates slam Common Core, but education standards take root
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the campaign trail, Republican presidential candidates vow to roll back new U.S. education standards known as the Common Core.
Fiat Chrysler to recall 1.06 million trucks over steering glitch
(Reuters) – FCA US LLC, a unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, is recalling about 1.06 million of its Ram trucks in the United States to fix a steering wheel defect that may cause an air-bag to deploy inadvertently.
In test for Biden, frustrated cops line up against prison reform
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s push for sentencing reforms that would decrease the number of Americans imprisoned – a key focus of his remaining time in office – has won support from an unlikely coalition of liberals and conservatives that includes civil rights groups, tea party Republicans and Koch Industries.
