N.Y. man turned cooperating witness avoids prison for al Shabaab plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man whose testified against his childhood friend in a 2011 terrorism trial was spared prison on Wednesday for his role in a plot – that he abandoned midway – to aid the Islamic militant group al Shabaab.
Famed Chicago chef Homaro Cantu found dead from suicide
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago avant garde chef Homaro Cantu, known for using science to create unique dining experiences at his Moto restaurant, committed suicide, officials said on Wednesday.
Minnesota governor orders missing Lindström umlaut restored
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Something has been a little off in Lindström, Minnesota, since the town named after a 19th century settler from Sweden got new city limits signs following the 2010 U.S. census.
U.S. court upholds racial profiling injunction on Arizona lawman
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal court on Wednesday largely upheld an injunction blocking Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio and his Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office from the unconstitutional practice of stopping and detaining anyone solely on suspicion of being an undocumented immigrant.
Small helicopter lands on U.S. Capitol grounds, one person detained: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small helicopter landed on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol with a single occupant aboard on Wednesday, but a bomb squad found nothing hazardous and normal operations have resumed, U.S. Capitol Police said.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez gets life in prison for 2013 killing
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering an acquaintance in an industrial park near his Massachusetts home, concluding the first of two murder trials h…
State Supreme Court assigns judge to hear South Carolina officer’s murder case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina’s chief justice has assigned a judge from outside North Charleston to preside over the murder case of a white former police officer accused of shooting a black man in the back in that city.
‘Nothing hazardous found’ in gyro copter on Capitol grounds: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bomb squad has determined there was nothing hazardous on the small, open-air helicopter that landed on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement, adding that the “gyro copter” wil…
U.S. fast-food workers mark Tax Day demanding higher wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fast-food workers rallied in New York on Wednesday to demand higher pay, using the April 15 deadline for filing U.S. tax returns to publicize their claim that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations.
Chicago approves $5.25 million for police cases
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council approved on Wednesday $5.25 million in settlements in two alleged police misconduct cases: the fatal shooting of a black teenager and a botched manslaughter investigation involving a former mayor’s nephew.
