Texas prosecutor drops charges for man once sentenced to death
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Houston-area prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Alfred Brown, a man whose murder conviction and death sentence were overturned last year after a court determined evidence that was beneficial to his case has been wro…
U.S. cars, trucks need collision prevention systems: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety officials on Monday called on automakers to begin installing collision avoidance systems in all new passenger and commercial vehicles, saying existing technology could save lives and avoid injuries by reducing rear-en…
Accuser testifies in sex assault trial of suspect in Virginia student’s murder
FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) – The accuser in a Virginia sexual assault case involving a man also charged in the high-profile murder of a college student testified on Monday that he grabbed her near her door and choked her until she was unconscious.
New York mayor vows jail reforms after former inmate’s reported suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday vowed to push reforms at the city’s troubled Rikers Island prison complex after the reported weekend suicide of a 22-year-old man who had been held there for three years without being co…
California teen runs away from home over pressure of school and SAT testing, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl from Southern California who ran away from home because she was overwhelmed by pressure when she went to take her college admissions test, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. base shipped live anthrax to 19 states plus D.C.: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of labs that received live anthrax samples from a U.S. military base in Utah has risen to 66 in 19 states, Washington and three foreign countries, the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. Army says it took down website after hacking incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Monday it temporarily took down its website after a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into the site and posted messages.
Obama vows to boost U.S. cyber defenses amid signs of China hacking
KRUEN, Germany/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that the United States would aggressively bolster its cyber defenses, as U.S. officials said the probe into a massive breach of federal government networks has yielded growing…
Pledge sues Penn State, fraternity caught in nude photo scandal
(Reuters) – The whistleblower in a Penn State University fraternity scandal tied to a private Facebook group featuring photographs of nude and apparently unconscious female students has sued the school and fraternity, according to court documents relea…
Father of Georgia girl stuffed in trash pleads guilty to murder
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The father of a 10-year-old girl whose lifeless body was found burned in the trash can of a suburban Atlanta apartment complex in 2013 pleaded guilty to murder on Monday, prosecutors said.
