New York probes allegations of inmates beaten after prison escape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities are investigating allegations that guards beat and abused dozens of inmates in an upstate New York prison after the daring escape of two convicted killers in June, state corrections officials said on Tuesday.
Senator offers plan to pay for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York on Tuesday put forward a plan to pay for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York City, following lengthy delays that have left commuters stranded and frustra…
New Hampshire to make criminals face victims’ families at sentencing
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan on Tuesday signed a law that requires convicted criminals to appear in court at sentencing when victims’ families and friends are given the opportunity to express their pain.
Body found in California home where blast injured deputies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A charred body was discovered inside a San Francisco-area home on Tuesday after an explosion there injured two sheriff’s deputies who were carrying out an eviction, officials said.
Dog killed in Florida found with note: ‘WE BEAT IT 2 Death lol! :) HAHAHA!’
(Reuters) – A 13-year-old dog was found beaten to death at a home in the Miami area with a handwritten note taped to it that read: “WE BEAT IT 2 Death lol! 🙂 HAHAHA!,” police said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma ex-councilman arrested for witness intimidation in theft case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma town trustee accused of using inmates to steal copper from the city’s tornado warning sirens was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of trying to intimidate witnesses from testifying against him in the case, pol…
Ex-Penn State officials move to avoid Sandusky-related trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Three former Penn State officials urged a state appeals court on Tuesday to dismiss charges they tried to hamper an investigation of the child molestation case against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and then …
Sister of slain California kidnap suspect sues FBI for wrongful death
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The sister of a California murder suspect who was gunned down in the Idaho wilderness by FBI agents in August of 2013 after he fled there with a teenage girl he abducted from the San Diego area has sued the agency for wrongful dea…
More than 50 people arrested in Arkansas drug, gun case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – More than 50 people in northeast Arkansas were arrested on Tuesday on firearms and drug charges in a major federal investigation that lasted a year and a half, U.S. prosecutors said.
Three-year-old boy becomes mayor of small town in Minnesota
(Reuters) – A freckled-faced three-year-old boy has gotten a few valuable pieces of advice from his six-year-old brother since he succeeded his elder sibling as mayor of a small town in northern Minnesota.
