Plea deals could limit prison time for Atlanta educators in cheating scandal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Ten former Atlanta public school educators, convicted earlier this month of racketeering in one of the largest U.S. test-cheating scandals, should consider plea deals or face significantly more time behind bars, a judge said on Mond…
Seattle police hunt for man accused of setting girlfriend on fire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A manhunt was in progress on Monday for a man suspected of dousing his girlfriend with a flammable liquid and setting her on fire, leaving her with severe burns over 30 percent of her body, Seattle police said.
Arizona judge sentences murderer Jodi Arias to life behind bars
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge sentenced former waitress Jodi Arias to life in prison with no possibility of parole on Monday for shooting and stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death in 2008.
Alabama fatal shooting suspect in custody, school lockdowns lifted
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed a woman in a medical office was in custody on Monday after he barricaded himself in a home in Jemison, Alabama, according to law enforcement officials.
Ex-student sought in shooting death of North Carolina college worker
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A manhunt was under way for a 20-year-old former student accused of fatally shooting a longtime school employee at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on Monday, local authorities said.
Protesters disrupt hedge fund conference in midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roughly 400 hedge fund managers, investors, lawyers and journalists got something that was not on the lunchtime menu at an industry conference on Monday when roughly two dozen protesters interrupted the meal, shouting out prominent…
Police investigate suspicious package at New York’s Hamilton College
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police investigated a suspicious package found at Hamilton College on Monday after a bomb threat was called in to the upstate New York school, authorities said.
One-year-old shot dead by 3-year old in Cleveland home
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A 3-year-old fatally shot a 1-year-old at a Cleveland house during the weekend, according to police, who said they are seeking to arrest the adult who left the gun in the home.
U.S. finds first case of H5N2 bird flu in commercial chicken flock
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed the first case of a lethal strain of bird flu in a commercial chicken flock, widening the impact of a virus that has already killed hundreds of thousands of turkeys this year.
Boston Marathon will be ‘no-drone zone,’ security officials say
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Boston Marathon course will be a “no-drone zone” this year, Massachusetts authorities said on Monday as they outlined security plans for the race that was the target of a deadly bombing attack two years ago.
