Police search for Missouri man accused of holding woman captive in box
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man was charged on Monday in connection with allegations he held his girlfriend captive in a wooden box in their home, and is being sought by police, authorities said.
Baltimore police say man’s gun discharged during arrest, no injuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baltimore police denied a media report on Monday they had shot a black man while trying to take him into custody, saying the man’s firearm went off accidentally while officers were arresting him and that no one was injured.
Family urges charges for Cleveland officer who fatally shot boy
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The family of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot last year by a Cleveland police officer as he held a replica handgun in a park criticized what they called delays in an investigation and on Monday renewed calls for officers to be char…
Boston bomber’s brother voiced a ‘rage of hatred,’ court hears
BOSTON (Reuters) – Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother frightened at least one relative during a visit to Russia in 2012 when he espoused radical Islamist beliefs, a family member said on Monday.
Judge upholds life sentence for Chicago man imprisoned as teen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Monday upheld a life sentence without parole for a Chicago man sent to prison as a teenager more than two decades ago, in the first Illinois re-sentencing after a Supreme Court decision to outlaw mandatory life sentences for juveniles.
Human spirit, humor shine through at Colorado movie massacre trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – While the details emerging in the Colorado movie theater massacre trial have been almost too much to bear for many, glimmers of the human spirit and resilience have also shone through at times in the windowless, low-ceilin…
Wisconsin man opens fire on family after fight with girlfriend
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man, who had just been in a fight with his girlfriend, armed himself with two guns, cycled to a scenic bridge and opened fire, killing a father and his daughter along with another man before taking his own life, police said on M…
Ex-Christie aide, ally plead not guilty in N.J. ‘Bridgegate’ scandal
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – A former top aide and a former ally to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to the George Washington Bridge closure scandal that has stained the prominent Republican’s image.
Florida man injured after falling from bridge while changing tire
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man changing a flat tire on a freeway bridge lost his balance and plunged 30 feet into the water below, sustaining minor injuries before authorities fished him out, police said on Monday.
Supreme Court to review U.S. electricity market efficiency rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review the legality of an Obama administration regulation aimed at encouraging efficiency in the electricity market by having electrical grid operators pay users to reduce consumption at…
