Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted cult leader Charles Manson, dies
(Reuters) – Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted cult leader Charles Manson and members of his so-called “family” for seven murders, then turned to writing books that took on everyone from George W. Bush to God, has died aged 80, his son said on Monday.
Top New Hampshire court sides with parking-meter ‘Robin Hooders’
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – New Hampshire’s highest court on Tuesday largely sided with a group of activists known as “Robin Hooders,” finding that a city’s efforts to crack down on their practice of feeding strangers’ parking meters violated their fr…
Rapper ‘The Game’ turns self in over fight with off-duty officer
(Reuters) – U.S. rapper “The Game” turned himself in to Los Angeles police on Monday after hitting an off-duty officer during a pickup basketball game earlier this year, a police official said.
U.S. regulator seeks changes to curb speeding passenger trains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration has recommended passenger railroads take steps to prevent speeding trains following a deadly Amtrak accident in May in which a train derailed in Philadelphia after entering a curve at doub…
Boston man sentenced to life in prison for woman’s 2013 slaying
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after he was convicted of snatching a 24-year-old woman from her apartment in 2013 and stabbing her to death.
California teen who ran away over SAT pressure returns home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl from a Los Angeles suburb who ran away over the weekend because she was overwhelmed with pressure when she went to take her college admission test has returned home, police said on Tuesday.
Former U.S. House Speaker Hastert to appear on federal charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dennis Hastert, a former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was due to be arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Chicago on charges of trying to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI about it.
Missouri to execute convicted killer of girlfriend and her daughter
(Reuters) – Missouri is scheduled on Tuesday to execute a man convicted of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter almost 15 years ago.
Caitlyn Jenner facing second lawsuit over fatal California crash: CNN
(Reuters) – Former Olympic champion and reality television star Caitlyn Jenner who came out as transgender in April is facing a second lawsuit in connection with a fatal car crash on a Southern California highway in February, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Squirrel knocks out power to thousands in San Francisco bay area
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A squirrel knocked out power for some 45,000 energy customers in the San Francisco Bay area on Monday, according to officials and the local Contra Costa Times newspaper.
