Pennsylvania man sent to prison in rape plot to conceive child
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping his wife’s teenage daughter in an effort to conceive a baby the couple could raise as their own was sentenced on Thursday to up to 27 years in prison, a prosecutor said.
Residents in soggy Seattle rebel against the sun
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s mayor is losing sleep over the unusually hot, dry weather that is causing a run on air conditioners and fans in the famously rainy city.
U.S. universities seek to delay lawsuits over Asian-American admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) moved this week to delay lawsuits by a conservative group alleging that the schools unfairly limit the number of Asian-American students admitted.
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill banning abortions after 20 weeks, sends to governor
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a measure banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother has a medical emergency.
Former San Francisco 49er Ray McDonald charged with domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald was charged on Thursday with domestic violence for assaulting his ex-fiancee as she was holding their 2-month-old child, prosecutors said.
Arizona man and 12-year-old grandson die during hike
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona grandfather and his 12-year-old grandson were found dead after they went hiking in hot temperatures on an historic desert trail southwest of Phoenix, and the boy’s efforts to save them failed, authorities said on Thursday…
Video shows armed man in California clash with Suge Knight: attorney
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marion “Suge” Knight, who is charged with murder for running over a man at a California hamburger stand, plans to produce a video showing an attacker brandished a gun just before the fatal incident, his attorney said in court pa…
U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named after Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would rename three navigational waypoints that are currently named after Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Connecticut children overdosed on antihistamine, mom charged with murder
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – An overdose of over-the-counter cold medicine caused the death of two children whose bodies were found in their gas-filled home in Connecticut, and their mother, who had said she stabbed them, remained charged with murder,…
Funeral to be held for woman slain in San Francisco shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The friends and family of a woman who police say was fatally shot in San Francisco by a felon living illegally in the United States are set to gather for her funeral on Thursday, as debate raged about immigration policy in the…
