Mother found pushing dead toddler on swing in Maryland park
(Reuters) – A Maryland mother was found early on Friday pushing her dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing, authorities said.
Quadruple-murder suspect held without bond in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man charged in the deaths of a wealthy Washington businessman, his wife, son and housekeeper was arraigned on Friday and ordered held without bond.
Five plead not guilty to Kentucky bourbon heist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Five people accused of stealing and selling more than $100,000 worth of expensive bourbons and other whiskeys as part of a years-long conspiracy pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Kentucky court.
Newark NJ students call for local control of schools run by state
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – Hundreds of Newark, New Jersey, students walked out of classes on Friday to protest policies of the city’s top schools official, who was appointed by the state to overhaul the struggling education system.
Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Nevada, close to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Nevada on Friday close to the small town of Caliente, northeast of the tourist hub of Las Vegas, and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Man charged with killing California family obtains attorneys
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif (Reuters) – A man charged with murdering a Southern California family of four has obtained defense attorneys after seeking to represent himself, and a judge on Friday postponed a court hearing where prosecutors will present their …
Mother stands in at graduation of son killed in prom night crash
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago area woman whose 18-year-old son was killed in an alleged drunk-driving crash after his high-school prom last weekend wore his cap and gown at his graduation in a tribute to him.
Two California men charged with seeking to help Islamic State
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Southern California men were charged on Friday with conspiring to travel to the Middle East to join the militant group Islamic State, U.S. prosecutors said after one of the men was arrested at the Los Angeles airport.
University of North Carolina gets NCAA findings in academic fraud probe
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – The University of North Carolina said on Friday it has received a notice from the NCAA indicating possible rules violations connected to the school’s academic fraud scandal.
Ex-students of elite Conn. university charged in drug scandal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Two former students of Connecticut’s elite Wesleyan University have been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing hallucinogenic synthetic drugs that hospitalized 11 students in February, federal officials said on …
