City probe finds Washington state ex-NAACP official violated ethics rules
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who drew national attention after being accused of lying about her racial background, has violated ethics rules while heading a police oversight commission, a senior city official…
Attorneys vow to push for new trial in Connecticut murder-for-hire plot
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Connecticut woman convicted in 2002 of killing her brother-in-law in a murder-for-hire plot vowed on Wednesday to carry her fight for a new trial to federal court after a state court judge blocked her bid for …
Judge dismisses fifth juror in Colorado movie massacre trial
DENVER (Reuters) – The judge in the Colorado movie theater massacre trial on Wednesday dismissed a fifth juror, whose disclosure last month that she recognized a survivor of the July 2012 shooting rampage had prompted the defense to seek her removal.
Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided U.S. appeals court said the federal government’s top law enforcers can be sued by former inmates who claim their civil rights were violated while jailed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks because they were Arab, Muslim or s…
New York man attacks FBI agent in Islamic State-tied probe: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man was arrested on Wednesday after authorities said he tried to stab an FBI agent executing a search warrant in connection with an alleged plot to carry out an attack in support of the militant group Islamic State….
Cheating ingrained in baseball long before alleged Cardinals hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cheating in baseball has been a tradition since the days of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth – generations before Major League Baseball confirmed that the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated for possibly hacking in to the computers o…
Second teen charged in Virginia parking lot stabbing deaths
(Reuters) – A second Virginia teenager has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of two men at a Fredericksburg, Virginia, shopping center, police said on Wednesday.
Wisconsin judge holds juvenile court hearing in Slenderman case
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl accused of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional character Slenderman should face charges in juvenile court where she could get treatment for mental illness, jail officials and mental health experts sa…
Chicago City Council approves mayor’s $1.1 billion bond plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved with no debate Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to sell $1.1 billion of bonds to continue restructuring outstanding debt and pay other obligations.
Pennsylvania court to hear arguments on 80-year-old man’s arson conviction
(Reuters) – Prosecutors are due to argue in Philadelphia on Thursday that an 80-year-old Korean-American businessman should resume serving a life sentence for the arson murder of his mentally ill daughter in 1989.
