Missouri governor commutes man’s life sentence for drug charge
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has commuted the sentence of a man serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for a drug possession charge, his office said on Friday.
U.S. deejay Kasem’s widow will not face criminal charges
(Reuters) – The widow of American radio personality Casey Kasem will not face criminal charges in connection with his death, prosecutors said on Friday, despite allegations of abuse from three of his adult children.
Probe leaves unanswered questions in deadly California bus crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Investigators have not determined why a FedEx truck driver veered across a Northern California highway last year and slammed into a bus carrying high school students on a college recruitment trip, killing 10 people, authorities …
U.S. Navy pilot safe after jet ends up in water off San Diego runway
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy training jet went off the end of a runway and crashed into water at a base in San Diego on Friday, but the pilot was able to eject safely from the aircraft and was rescued by local boaters, officials said.
Elderly Colorado man deemed incompetent in nursing home killing
DENVER (Reuters) – An 87-year-old Colorado man who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease is incompetent and will not face criminal charges for beating to death a fellow dementia patient at a nursing home, prosecutors said on Friday.
Arizona lawman calls for judge’s removal in racial-profiling case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Lawyers for controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio asked on Friday that a federal judge be removed from overseeing a racial-profiling case against the lawman and his deputies.
Pentagon plans long-range missile defense radar in Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Friday announced plans to deploy a new long-range radar in central Alaska that would help the U.S. missile defense system better discern potential enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea and …
Mother found pushing dead toddler on swing in Maryland park
(Reuters) – A Maryland mother was found early on Friday pushing her dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing, authorities said.
Quadruple-murder suspect held without bond in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man charged in the deaths of a wealthy Washington businessman, his wife, son and housekeeper was arraigned on Friday and ordered held without bond.
Five plead not guilty to Kentucky bourbon heist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Five people accused of stealing and selling more than $100,000 worth of expensive bourbons and other whiskeys as part of a years-long conspiracy pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Kentucky court.
