Captured New York inmate pleads not guilty to escape charges
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – One of the convicted killers who led law enforcement on an intense three-week manhunt after escaping a maximum-security prison in upstate New York pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Thursday.
Bergdahl lawyer slams candidate Trump over ‘traitor’ comments
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The lawyer for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, on Thursday chastised U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for calling his client a “traitor.”
Alleged victim in U.S. prep school rape trial ‘traumatized’
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A teenager broke down in tears under intense questioning on Thursday about charges she was raped last year by a popular classmate at a New Hampshire prep school in a trial that has put a harsh spotlight on the elite institutio…
Rumors fed unrest following St. Louis police shooting: alderman
(Reuters) – Rumors that a black teenager killed by St. Louis police was only 13 years old helped stoke angry clashes between police and protesters, a city alderman said on Thursday, and police said they were ready should protests flare anew.City street…
Drones banned from Philadelphia skies for pope’s visit
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators will ban drones and other unmanned aircraft during Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia next month as part of security measures being implemented for the two-day event, officials said on Thursday.
Court blocks former Virginia governor’s bid to stay out of prison
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday denied a request by former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell to remain out of prison while he appeals his corruption convictions to the Supreme Court.
Father of unlicensed teen in fatal Pennsylvania crash gets prison term
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A man was sentenced to up to 16 years in prison on Thursday for letting his 15-year-old daughter drive his SUV, which she crashed in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, killing three young friends.
After spate of shootings, Boston renews gun buyback program
BOSTON (Reuters) – Following a rash of shootings that claimed at least five lives in the Boston area this month, police have relaunched a gun buyback program that the city’s police commissioner said Thursday is an effort to “take the streets back.”
Administrative charges filed against 13 Cleveland officers in shooting
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The 13 Cleveland police officers who fired a total of 137 rounds in a fatal shooting after a high-speed car chase in November 2012 will face administrative charges, city officials said on Thursday.
Eighteen military paratroopers struck by lightning in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Eighteen military paratroopers based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were recovering on Thursday after being struck by lightening during a training exercise, officials said.
