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.
Former President Carter has elective surgery on liver, office says
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter underwent elective surgery at Emory University Hospital and his prognosis is “excellent” for a full recovery, The Carter Center said on Monday.
University of Illinois basketball probe finds racism claims unfounded
(Reuters) – An outside investigation determined allegations by former University of Illinois women’s basketball players claiming the head coach and a former assistant created a racially hostile environment are unfounded, the school said on Monday.
Crews begin to gain ground against fierce northern California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A fierce wildfire that has devoured drought-parched terrain in northern California with remarkable speed raged on for a sixth day on Monday as evacuations expanded and firefighters began to gain some ground against the flames
Raytheon SM-6 intercepts ballistic missile target in key test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Raytheon Co’s Standard Missile-6 intercepted and destroyed a short-range ballistic missile off the coast of Hawaii last week, the Pentagon said on Monday, paving the way for the SM-6 to be deployed on U.S. Navy Aegis ships next y…
California water officials seek penalties in Santa Barbara oil spill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California water quality regulators have asked Attorney General Kamala Harris to consider enforcement action against the owner of an oil pipeline that ruptured near Santa Barbara in May, spilling petroleum onto beaches an…
