Nudist resort owners charged in California water theft case
(Reuters) – The proprietors of a nudist resort in drought-hit Northern California have been accused of illegally diverting water from a nearby creek to feed their property, and pleaded not guilty on Monday to felony charges linked to the case.
South Carolina sheriff says clerical error helped Dylann Roof buy gun
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A mistake by a South Carolina county jail clerk who entered the wrong information on a charging document for a drug offense in February contributed to a gun being mistakenly sold to the man later accused of murdering nine p…
New York City to pay $5.9 million to family of Eric Garner
(Reuters) – New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who was killed after being put in a chokehold by police last July, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his death, city officials said on Monday.
Pennsylvania man arrested in Arizona on suspicion of bestiality
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested by undercover deputies in Arizona after traveling across the country to have sex with a horse, a sheriff’s spokesman said on Monday.
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker enters Republican race, vowing to fight for America
WAUKESHA, Wisc. (Reuters) – Scott Walker cast himself as an anti-Washington reformer as he launched his 2016 Republican presidential campaign on Monday, vowing to fight with the same conservative conviction he used to battle unions as Wisconsin governo…
Boy Scouts committee approves allowing gay adults as leaders
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee unanimously approved allowing gay adults to serve as leaders, officials said on Monday, in a major step toward dismantling a policy that has caused deep rifts in the 105-year-old organiza…
Protesters sue Cleveland over arrests in May demonstration
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Four of the dozens of protesters arrested at a demonstration that followed the late May acquittal of a Cleveland police officer on manslaughter charges filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Monday against Cleveland and city offi…
Rhode Island man’s 1992 murder conviction overturned on DNA
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – A Rhode Island court on Monday overturned the 1992 murder conviction of the son of a former Providence sheriff on the basis of new DNA evidence in the case, raising the prospect of his imminent release after more than two d…
Disneyland employee accused of seeking sex from minor for park tickets
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Disneyland employee accused of offering what he thought was a 14-year-old girl tickets to the Southern California amusement park in exchange for sex acts was charged on Monday with attempting to commit sex crimes against a min…
Texas county clerk opposed to same-sex marriage resigns
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A county clerk in East Texas opposed to same-sex marriage stepped down from her post on Monday, with local media reports saying she is the first clerk to resign rather than abide by a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June making…
