Former Los Angeles policeman caught in Mexico charged with murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles police officer who was arrested in Mexico after fleeing there following the shooting death of a Southern California man has been formally charged with murder in the high profile case, prosecutors said on Fri…
Ex-security guard pleads guilty to aiding Kentucky bourbon theft
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A former security guard at a Kentucky distillery pleaded guilty on Friday to a misdemeanor charge under a deal with prosecutors and has agreed to testify against others accused in the theft of rare bourbons and other expensi…
Man accused of plotting to bomb Kansas airport to change plea
(Reuters) – A man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack at an airport in Wichita, Kansas, in 2013, notified the U.S. District Court that he plans to change his not guilty plea at a hearing next week, according to online court records.
Man’s death in Georgia jail cell ruled a homicide
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The death of a Nigerian college student on New Year’s Day in a Savannah, Georgia, jail cell has been ruled a homicide, officials said, and a grand jury will consider the case.
Video of Boston man’s shooting by police to be withheld until funeral
BOSTON (Reuters) – Surveillance video showing a black Muslim man being shot and killed in Boston by law enforcement officers attempting to question him in a terrorism investigation will not be released until after his funeral, prosecutors said on Frida…
Bikers jailed for deadly Texas fight seek faster bail hearings
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for 144 people jailed after a deadly fight between motorcycle gangs last month in Waco, Texas, have filed a petition seeking prompt bail hearings, saying state authorities are unlawfully dragging their heels in process…
U.S. court rejects American Samoans’ bid for full citizenship rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against a group of American Samoans who had argued that those born in the U.S. territory in the South Pacific should be eligible for U.S. citizenship at birth.
U.S. Agents arrest 27 foreign criminal fugitives in sweep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. agents arrested 27 criminal foreign fugitives from 13 countries this week in a nationwide sweep, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Friday.
Maine city’s police turn to Somali immigrants as diversity grows
LEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) – From the Mogadishu market to the women in brightly colored veils walking their children to school, Maine’s second-largest city shows the signs of the growing Somali-American community that is making its mark on the former Ne…
U.S. Air Force bomber contract due in early August: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is expected to unveil in early August whether Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of the B-2 bomber, or a Boeing Co-Lockheed Martin Corp team will build a new U.S. long-range bomber, sources familiar with the competit…
