Nine people charged in Kentucky in bourbon heist
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Reuters) – Nine people were charged in Kentucky on Tuesday with stealing more than $100,000 worth of bourbon whiskey, including the prized Pappy Van Winkle brand.
Jury deliberating NY child murder ends fifth day with no verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors weighing murder and kidnapping charges against a man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 ended a fifth day of deliberations on Tuesday without reaching a verdict.
Maine governor wants constitutional amendment to abolish state income tax
BRUNSWICK, Maine (Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage on Tuesday proposed amending the state’s constitution to eliminate the income tax, telling lawmakers the strategy was the best way to make the tax cut he desires permanent.
Posh Beverly Hills considers empty pools, $1,000 fines amid drought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Beverly Hills, the southern California city whose name evokes Hollywood-tinged glamour and luxury, is considering banning the refilling of swimming pools and fining residents $1,000 for water violations.
Justice Department investigating death of Baltimore man after arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it is gathering information to determine whether it can bring civil rights charges in the death of a man who died after being arrested by Baltimore police.
Two killed, three injured in shooting near Fort Hood, Texas
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and three injured in a shooting early Tuesday at an apartment complex in Killeen, Texas, near the Fort Hood U.S. Army base, police said.
U.S. congressman who posed with gun in office could face probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican member of Congress who posed for a photo with an assault rifle in his office could face investigation for violating the District of Columbia’s gun laws, the city’s attorney general’s office said on Tuesday.
California advances bill to help immigrant crime victims gain visas
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Undocumented immigrants in California who are violent crime victims would have the same chance to apply for a special U.S. visa regardless of where in the state the crime occurred, under a bill that passed a state Senate commi…
Alabama police officer pleads not guilty over throwing Indian man to ground
(Reuters) – An Alabama police officer pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to violating an Indian man’s civil rights by throwing him to the ground, prosecutors said, during an encounter captured on video that left the victim badly injured.
Obama administration sets agenda to modernize energy infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Tuesday laid out an agenda under its Quadrennial Energy Review to modernize the country’s energy infrastructure and make it more resilient to challenges ranging from extreme weather to the domestic energy boom.
