Colorado woman accused of cutting fetus from stranger held on $2 million bond
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado woman appeared in court on Thursday accused of cutting a fetus out of another woman’s womb after luring her with a Craigslist ad, then taking it to a hospital and claiming to have had a miscarriage.
Florida high court rejects life sentences for juvenile crimes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday threw out what amounted to life sentences for four prisoners who had committed their crimes as juveniles, citing U.S. high court rulings that rejected long prison terms for youths.
Washington state man sentenced for online threats against Missouri officer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to making online death threats will not face additional prison time for menacing Facebook posts directed at a Missouri police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager, a federal judge ru…
NY judge will not release grand jury transcripts in chokehold death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Thursday refused to release the transcripts of secret grand jury proceedings into the killing of an unarmed black man last July by a white police officer who put him in a chokehold.
Some California winemakers accused of letting arsenic into products
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – About 30 makers of low-priced California wines including popular brands Charles Shaw and Sutter Home allow unacceptable levels of arsenic in their products, private attorneys said in a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles …
U.S. Secret Service director pledges to get tough on possible hush-ups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy pledged on Thursday to get tough on his agency for keeping quiet about officers allegedly driving drunk on White House grounds, but he also knocked down reports that the incident involve…
New York City sees record number of children in homeless shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 25,000 children stayed at New York City homeless shelters on an average night in 2014, setting a new record, according to an advocacy group report released on Thursday.
Obama to sign order cutting U.S. government greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Thursday that sets a goal for the U.S. government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2025, the White House said.
Man accused of 1979 NY murder at risk of false confession: expert
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An expert on false confessions testified on Thursday that a former grocery store worker accused of killing a missing New York City boy in 1979 could be at risk of falsely admitting to a crime due to mental illness and low intellect…
Oklahoma plan to restrict same-sex marriage may backfire
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s conservative lawmakers, angered at being ordered by U.S. courts to allow gay marriage in the state, have come up with a new, religious tactic to block same-sex weddings by mandating that clergy conduct almost all ce…
