Police hunt survivalist fugitive in rugged California terrain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police were searching remote deserts and foothills in Central California on Tuesday for a unidentified fugitive with survivalist skills wanted in a brazen crime spree that a includes a kidnapping and the murder of a retired dent…
Four Michigan residents charged with buying, selling bear parts
(Reuters) – Four Michigan residents have been charged with buying and selling black bear parts, which are used for medicinal purposes in Asia, officials said on Tuesday.
Man pleads not guilty in New Jersey’s first state terrorism case
(Reuters) – A Washington state man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of murdering a college student in New Jersey in an act of “vengeance” for U.S. military action in the Middle East.
Milwaukee archdiocese reaches $21 million settlement with abuse victims
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee has reached a $21 million settlement with 330 victims of sexual abuse by clergy, church officials said on Tuesday.
Ex-medic testifies that accused Taliban fighter shot at U.S. troops
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Army medic testified on Tuesday that an accused Russian Taliban fighter shot at U.S. troops during a firefight that followed a failed insurgent attack on an Afghan base in 2009.
Major U.S. airlines end trophy hunter shipments after Cecil outcry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Zimbabwe’s Cecil the lion last month.
Drone drops heroin, marijuana and tobacco in Ohio prison yard
(Reuters) – A drone dropped a package of heroin, marijuana and tobacco in the recreation yard of an Ohio prison last week, sparking a fight among inmates trying to pick up the contraband, prison officials said on Tuesday.
Maryland boy beaten over cake died from head injuries: coroner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coroner has concluded that a 9-year-old Maryland boy who was fatally beaten over a missing piece of birthday cake died from head injuries, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Tuesday.
Father of Colorado movie massacre victim says son was ‘best friend’
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Tom Sullivan of Aurora, Colorado, said his murdered son Alex was his best friend and “every father’s dream,” and told jurors on Tuesday he often returns to the movie theater and sits next to the empty seat where Alex was k…
Legionnaires’ deaths prompt New York mayor to vow cooling tower regulations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday a historic outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed seven New Yorkers has triggered an effort to mandate city-wide inspections and cleanings of air conditioning cooling towers.
