Suspect in Houston-area shooting of deputy appears in court
(Reuters) – A Houston man charged with capital murder in the killing of a deputy was arraigned on Monday in a case the county sheriff has tied to the “Black Lives Matter” campaign against police violence.
Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk request on gay marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a Kentucky county clerk’s request for an emergency order allowing her to continue to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples while she appeals a federal judge’s order requiring…
Appeals court looks reluctant to overturn California death penalty
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A federal appeals panel showed little appetite on Monday for upholding a lower-court ruling that could potentially overturn California’s death penalty, saying a defense attorney’s argument had already been dismissed by a state c…
Wildfire forces evacuation of boaters from Idaho’s Salmon River
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Rescue teams scrambled for a fourth day to evacuate dozens of rafters and campers from a popular stretch of Idaho’s Lower Salmon River threatened by a massive wildfire on Monday, even as a cooling trend helped crews battling f…
Former Subway pitchman sues former foundation head: newspaper
(Reuters) – Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, who has been accused of child pornography, has sued the former head of his foundation for not repaying a loan used to buy a home where authorities say pornographic images of children were secretly recorde…
Former Secret Service agent pleads guilty in Bitcoin theft
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A former Secret Service agent pleaded guilty on Monday to diverting to his personal account over $800,000 worth of bitcoins during an investigation into online drug marketplace Silk Road.
White supremacist aiming to kill Jews convicted in three Kansas murders
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A man who admitted in court to wanting to kill Jews was found guilty on Monday of murdering three people, including a teenage boy, outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year.
Hurricane Fred forms, flooding in South Carolina from Erika’s remnants
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Hurricane Fred strengthened on Monday in the eastern Atlantic as it approached the Cape Verde islands but was forecast to weaken in the coming days, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Erika brought flooding to parts of So…
Son of Oklahoma labor commissioner charged with murdering father
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The son of Oklahoma’s state labor commissioner was charged on Monday with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his father.
Suspect shot after 10 hour standoff with police in Texas
(Reuters) – Police shot an armed suspect multiple times when he fired on a state patrolman at the end of a 10-hour standoff on Monday along an interstate highway in south Texas, authorities said.
