Smugglers busted with three tons of marijuana off California coast
(Reuters) – Three Mexican nationals have been arrested in the United States on accusations of piloting a boat loaded with nearly three tons of marijuana worth $3 million off the California coast, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads guilty to attempted sex assault in Nevada
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted on Tuesday to attempted sexual assault of two women in Las Vegas as part of a three-part plea bargain that prosecutors in Nevada, Arizona and California said would keep him in prison for a…
Home where gunman in Connecticut massacre lived demolished: official
NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – The town of Newtown, Connecticut, has torn down the house where the gunman behind a 2012 school massacre started his killing rampage, an official said on Tuesday.
Police search for California woman said kidnapped for ransom
(Reuters) – Local authorities and FBI agents were searching on Tuesday for a 30-year-old woman whose boyfriend said she had been kidnapped from his Northern California home by suspects who had demanded a ransom.
Four people found fatally shot in Indianapolis house
(Reuters) – Four people were found fatally shot on Tuesday morning at a ransacked home in Indianapolis, police said.
Al Qaeda influence seen in accused Boston bomber’s note: witness
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and a terrorism expert serving as a prosecution witness argued on Tuesday over whether the defendant was paraphrasing Al Qaeda propaganda in a note he left four days after …
Georgia lawmakers poised to permit limited use of medical marijuana
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia lawmakers are poised to legalize a non-smoking form of medical marijuana for patients with seizure disorders and other conditions under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
Prosecution challenges defense bid to blame earlier suspect in New York child murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the trial of a man accused of the decades-old murder of a New York City boy tried in court on Tuesday to undermine arguments by the defense that an earlier suspect committed the crime.
Pennsylvania township nixes proposed Islamic cemetery, appeal likely
HARRISBURG, PA (Reuters) – A rural Pennsylvania township has voted to reject an application for an Islamic cemetery, but supporters said on Tuesday they will appeal the decision.
School bus carrying students crashes into Philadelphia area home
(Reuters) – A school bus carrying nine elementary school students careened off the road and crashed into a occupied home in suburban Philadelphia home on Tuesday, and no injuries were reported, police said.
