Colorado police arrest suspect in white powder, threat sent to Jewish centers
DENVER (Reuters) – Police in Colorado have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of sending envelopes containing white powder, later deemed harmless, and at least one threatening message to a Jewish community center and synagogue, authorities said on Fr…
NYC judge declares mistrial in 1979 Etan Patz murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the marathon trial of Pedro Hernandez, who had confessed to killing Etan Patz, the New York City boy whose 1979 disappearance raised awareness of the plight of missing and abducted children …
Deadline may force compromise on U.S. surveillance law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leaders insist that spy agencies continue to have access to data on Americans’ telephone calls despite a court ruling that the practice is illegal, but aides said on Friday they may have to compromise on pr…
Ex-NFL player Stevens, Solo’s husband, sentenced to jail for drunken driving
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League player Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday on drunken driving charges stemming from a January arrest in a Los Angel…
Colorado movie gunman’s neighbor got bad feeling at booby-trapped door
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A neighbor of James Holmes told the jury at his trial that she got a bad feeling when she went to the door of his apartment on the night in July 2012 that he was massacring a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater.
Thousands attend funeral for slain New York City policeman
SEAFORD, N.Y. (Reuters) – Thousands of policemen from around the United States gathered on Friday at the funeral of a 25-year-old New York City officer who was shot in the head while on patrol, making him the third member of the NYPD killed in the line…
New York man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting Amish sisters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state man pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges of sexually exploiting two Amish sisters, ages 12 and 7, abducted last summer from a roadside farm stand near the Canadian border as well as four other young children…
CDC to help Washington state find source of E. coli outbreak at milk fest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Public health officials in Washington state said on Friday they had asked for assistance from the federal government in tracking the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 40 people who attended a milk festival la…
U.S. Justice Dept. opens civil rights probe into Baltimore police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday launched an investigation into the Baltimore police department’s use of force and whether there are patterns of discriminatory policing.
Illinois governor calls for constitutional amendment
(Reuters) – Illinois’ governor Bruce Rauner said a constitutional amendment clarifying the distinction between currently earned benefits and future benefits should be part of any solution to the state’s pension problems.
