New York jurors resume deliberations in 1979 kidnap, murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors began a fourth day of deliberations on Monday in the murder trial of a man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, one of the first cases to highlight the plight of missing and abducted children.
Canadian diplomat’s son to plead not guilty on Miami murder charge
MIAMI (Reuters) – The 15-year-old son of a Canadian diplomat is set to plead not guilty to murder and armed robbery charges in a Miami court on Monday, according to court records.
Florida man says protest flight at U.S. Capitol ‘worth it’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pilot of a small helicopter arrested last week after flying near the U.S. Capitol said on Monday he had no regrets about his flight aimed at protesting current campaign financing rules and had alerted authorities ahead of tim…
FBI arrests six in Minnesota, California terrorism investigation: reports
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – FBI agents have arrested six people in Minnesota and California in connection with a terrorism investigation, media in Minnesota reported on Monday.
Seeking Obamacare alternative, Republicans eye tax credits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the U.S. Supreme Court blows up the tax subsidies at the heart of Obamacare in June, Republicans hope to deliver on their promise to offer an alternative healthcare plan.
Unattended cooking fire blamed for brush fire east of Los Angeles
(Reuters) – California fire officials said late Sunday that an unattended cooking fire sparked the brush fire that temporarily forced the evacuation of more than 200 homes east of Los Angeles and left a heavy layer of haze over the region.
Chicago prosecutor seeks to lessen marijuana penalties
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Cook County State’s Attorney in Chicago plans to change how it handles low-level drug offenses, which will include the dismissal of future misdemeanor marijuana cases, a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Three found shot to death in Pennsylvania hotel
(Reuters) – A man shot and killed another man and a woman before killing himself in a southern Pennsylvania hotel room on Sunday, police said.
Death of Baltimore man a week after arrest raises questions
(Reuters) – A black man died in a Baltimore hospital on Sunday, a week after he was arrested and dragged into a police van by white patrol officers, authorities said on Sunday, raising questions about how he sustained his injuries and prompting an inve…
Oklahoma City victims remembered 20 years after bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday at the site of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to remember the 168 men, women and children killed when a truck stuffed with tons of explosives blew up at a downtown federal building.
