House ethics panel to investigate Philadelphia’s Fattah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives ethics committee said on Monday it
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recen…
Arizona man says he beheaded wife ‘to get the evil out’: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man who admitted to decapitating his wife and her two dogs in a bloody incident last month in Phoenix told authorities he was attempting “to get the evil out” of her, according to court documents released on Monday.
Football analyst James says he was fired for opposition to gay marriage
DALLAS (Reuters) – Former college football broadcaster Craig James filed suit on Monday in Dallas saying he was fired from his job by Fox Sports Southwest due to his stated opposition to same-sex marriage.
Detroit boy, three, fatally shot by 11-year-old brother: report
(Reuters) – A 3-year-old Detroit boy was fatally shot by his 11-year-old brother on Monday afternoon while the two played with a gun in their backyard, The Detroit News reported.
Jury keeps death penalty as option for Colorado movie gunman Holmes
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – James Holmes, the Colorado movie massacre gunman, could face the death penalty after jurors found on Monday that aggravating factors including the cruel nature of his crimes counted for more than mitigating ones such as me…
Texas Attorney General Paxton booked on fraud charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Tea Party Republican, surrendered to authorities on Monday and was booked on three felony charges involving suspected securities fraud.
Families of Newtown massacre victims in $1.5 million settlement
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The families of 14 people killed in the 2012 massacre at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, and two survivors reached a $1.5 million legal settlement on Monday against the gunman’s mother’s estate, according to court…
New York attorney general to investigate black mother’s jail death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s top prosecutor will investigate the death of a 42-year-old black mother of eight while in police custody on shoplifting charges, state officials said on Monday.
February New York retrial set in 1979 Etan Patz murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former grocery worker Pedro Hernandez will face trial again in February in the 1979 murder of six-year-old Etan Patz in New York after a hung jury forced a mistrial this year, a state court judge ruled on Monday.
