Man accused of killing UVA student could now face death penalty
RICHMOND, VA. (Reuters) – A former hospital worker already charged with abducting and killing an 18-year-old University of Virginia student was hit with additional charges on Tuesday that make him eligible for the death penalty.
Colorado’s ACLU says two black men were victims of police bias
DENVER (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado will represent two African-American men who were stopped by police and detained in an encounter that was caught on video and which the organization on Tuesday described as racial profili…
U.S. probing Islamic State claims it was behind Texas cartoon attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators were looking into claims by the Islamic State that it was behind a failed attack on a Texas exhibit of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in which two gunmen were killed, but officials said on Tuesday they doubte…
Exclusive: U.S. boosts bird flu emergency funds as Hormel cuts jobs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government approved the use of an additional $330 million in emergency funds to help contain the worst avian influenza outbreak in U.S. history, as infected bird cases soared and hundreds of Minnesota poultry workers learne…
In Baltimore, U.S. attorney general pledges to help police reform
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – New U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday met with Baltimore officials and the family of a 25-year-old black man who died of injuries sustained in police custody last month and vowed to help the city pursue police reform….
Colorado movie massacre gunman booby-trapped home with bombs, trial hears
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes’ apartment was rigged with improvised explosive devices, jars of napalm and fire-accelerating chemical powder sprinkled on the floor, an FBI expert told jurors at his trial on Tue…
N.Y. jury, after citing deadlock, retires with no verdict in Etan Patz case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury retired for the day without reaching a verdict on Tuesday after telling the judge it was deadlocked in the murder trial of a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz.
Chicago asks school teachers to take 7 percent pay cut: union
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three years after a public school strike, Chicago teacher contract talks are off to a rocky start, with the debt-burdened district demanding a 7 percent pay cut, union officials said on Tuesday.
Texas Senate passes measure to cut insurance payments for abortions
DALLAS (Reuters) – Health insurers would be prevented from covering the cost of abortions except in medical emergencies under a bill approved on Tuesday by the Republican-dominated Texas Senate.
California asks court to block prisoner’s sex-reassignment surgery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California officials have asked an appeals court to block a judge’s order requiring the state to pay for the sex-reassignment surgery of a prisoner, arguing in court papers that the inmate has no medical need for the operation.
