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.
Missouri police shooting suspect told informant officers not target
(Reuters) – A man charged with wounding two officers outside the police headquarters of Ferguson, Missouri, earlier in March told an informant he fired shots that night but was not aiming at police, according to court documents released on Tuesday.
Obama mercury air pollution rule faces test at U.S. top court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest legal test of President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda reaches the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices consider a challenge to a regulation intended to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous po…
Atlantic City turnaround team bets on cuts not bankruptcy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A turnaround team tasked with reviving Atlantic City says New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub must consider cost cuts, layoffs and longer bond maturities, but bankruptcy is not in the cards – yet.
