Jury mulls fate of defendant in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire jury is set to begin its first full day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of Owen Labrie, a former student at an elite prep school accused of raping a 15-year-old freshman girl on campus days before his g…
Student dies after shooting at Georgia university
(Reuters) – A student at Savannah State University in Georgia died on Friday after being shot on campus, prompting a two-hour lockdown as police swept the area for the shooter, a school official said.
Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose, two others, accused in lawsuit of rape
(Reuters) – Derrick Rose, the 2011 National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player, is being sued by a former girlfriend who alleges he and two friends drugged and gang-raped her in 2013.
Father of Virginia TV reporter slain on air vows to fight for gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a Virginia journalist killed in an on-air shooting said on Thursday he would become a crusader for gun control, but analysts said there was little likelihood of legislation on the federal level any time soon, despit…
Manson Family killer granted parole for fourth time, but release not assured
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Bruce Davis, an associate of 1960s mass murderer Charles Manson, was granted parole on Thursday for the fourth time, although previous such decisions have all been reversed.
Dallas police fatally shoot suspect armed with box cutter: police
(Reuters) – A Dallas police officer shot and killed a robbery suspect on Thursday who was armed with a box cutter and fought with officers while attempting to evade arrest, police said.
N.Y. man convicted of trying to buy ricin ‘death pills’ online
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man was found guilty on Thursday of trying to buy the deadly toxin ricin on a secretive black market website, with plans to sell it in the form of “simple and easy death pills.”
‘Sister Wives’ clan uses same-sex marriage ruling in polygamy case
(Reuters) – The stars of the reality television show “Sister Wives” used the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent same-sex marriage ruling to support their case against Utah’s polygamy ban, court records show.
Portland, Oregon, Catholic school changes gay hiring policy after backlash
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A Catholic high school in Portland, Oregon, has reversed its policy on gay employees after receiving a public backlash for refusing to hire a woman because she is a lesbian, school officials said on Thursday.
Bison gores man working on California’s Catalina Island
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bison gored a conservationist working on Southern California’s Catalina Island, puncturing his lung and leaving him to stagger hundreds of yards until he found hikers who called for help, the spokesman for an environmental gro…
