Boies, Dershowitz duel in defamation case concerning sex trafficking claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. litigator David Boies is squaring off against another top American attorney, Alan Dershowitz, in a legal fight centered around a woman who says she was trafficked for sex as an underage girl.
Police arrest Utah man who lit brush fire ‘to signal for help’
(Reuters) – Police in Utah arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of arson after he told officers he lit a brush fire that burned dozens of acres to signal for help after his car got stuck, authorities said on Wednesday.
Thousands of Washington state teachers strike over pay
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Thousands of teachers across Washington state held the first in a planned series of one-day strikes on Wednesday to demand higher pay, better benefits and a reduction in class sizes, the state’s largest teachers’ union said.
Baltimore police gave statements after death in custody: lawyer
(Reuters) – Five of the six officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody gave voluntary, recorded statements the night of the incident, a lawyer for the Baltimore police union said on Wednesday.
Body of missing Texas teen recovered from Colorado canyon
DENVER (Reuters) – Recovery crews in Colorado on Wednesday retrieved the body of an 18-year-old Texas man who was killed when his truck went off a treacherous mountain pass, near where another motorist plunged to his death in February, authorities said…
New Jersey grandma gets 55 years for killing husband, keeping remains
MAYS LANDING, N.J. (Reuters) – A judge compared a New Jersey grandmother to gangster Al Capone on Wednesday and sentenced her to 55 years in prison for stabbing and dismembering her husband and then keeping his remains for years.
House passes cyber-threat information bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for private companies to share information about cyber security threats with each other and the government without fear of lawsuits.
Connecticut fraternity says wanted to resist order to admit women
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – The president of an all-male fraternity locked in a legal fight with a Connecticut university over its no-women membership policy acknowledged in court on Wednesday that his group had been reluctant to admit women but had not ruled it out.
Utah lawmaker invokes Mormon prophet grandpa in medical pot plea
(Reuters) – A Utah state senator has invoked the legacy of his Mormon prophet grandfather in a video in which he describes almost overdosing on prescription opiates and vows to reintroduce a medical marijuana bill that was narrowly defeated this year.
Northrop drone first unmanned plane to be refueled in air: Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The bat-wing Navy drone that became the first autonomous airplane to take off and land on an aircraft carrier accomplished yet another milestone on Wednesday, becoming the first unmanned aircraft to undergo aerial refueling.
