Judge delays Massachusetts murderer’s sentencing trial, won’t step down
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge said on Tuesday he would delay the start of the sentencing trial of a convicted triple murderer but refused prosecutors’ request that he remove himself from the case because of a prior contact with a possible wit…
Illinois investigator says people on video not involved in officer’s killing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Lake County, Illinois, investigator said on Tuesday people seen on a chronological video put together by the FBI were not involved in last week’s fatal shooting of Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz.
California wildfire jumps containment line, threatens forest homes
(Reuters) – A wildfire raging in California’s Kings Canyon National Park crossed a containment line over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of about 20 homes and prompting concern that the blaze will continue to spread, authorities said.
Kansas jury weighs death penalty for Jewish center killer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A Kansas jury was deliberating Tuesday over whether a Missouri white supremacist should be sentenced to death in the killings of three people outside two Jewish centers in April 2014.
Survivor of on-air TV shooting in Virginia leaves hospital
(Reuters) – The survivor of the on-air shooting in Virginia that left two television journalists dead has been released from the hospital, spokesmen said on Tuesday.
Police search for body of U.S. teacher killed in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Police in Nepal were searching a river on Tuesday for the body of an American woman who had traveled there to help earthquake victims and was killed for her money, an officer said.
Ohio hospital separates Ugandan conjoined twins
(Reuters) – Conjoined 11-month-old twin girls were successfully separated after a 16-hour surgery last week in a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the hospital said in a statement on Tuesday.
Police investigate Texas football players who blindsided official
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas police have launched a criminal investigation into an incident in which two high school football players crashed into a referee from behind during a game, officials said on Tuesday.
Puerto Rico stability plan to be made public Wednesday: Gov office
(Reuters) – A plan to turn around indebted U.S. territory Puerto Rico will be delivered to its governor on Tuesday and made public on Wednesday, according to a statement from the governor’s chief of staff Victor Suarez.
Goodell denies connection between ‘Deflategate’ and ‘Spygate’
(Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied on Tuesday a report that he came down hard on the New England Patriots over “Deflategate” because the league was light-handed in dealing with the team over the so-called Spygate scandal in 2007.
