Former trucker in Wisconsin charged in 1990 murder of teenager
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Reuters) – A former trucker was charged on Monday with the murder of an 18-year-old woman, who was found blindfolded and strangled in a roadside ditch in Wisconsin 25 years ago, authorities said.
Illinois National Guardsman ordered held in base attack plot case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A National Guardsman charged with plotting an attack on an Illinois military installation as part of a conspiracy to support Islamic State was ordered to remain in custody on Monday after his bond hearing was postponed.
Manhunt for prisoner who escaped New Jersey hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities in New Jersey launched a manhunt on Monday for a prisoner who escaped a Newark hospital where he was being treated under police guard after complaining of chest pains, local media reported.
Plea on car window helps Maine woman find possible kidney transplant
BRUNSWICK, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine woman in need of a kidney transplant found a potential donor by advertising on the back windshield of her car, she said on Monday.
Boston bombing jury hears of grisly deaths, defense calls first witness
BOSTON (Reuters) – The two youngest people killed by the Boston Marathon bombing were torn apart by one of the blasts that ripped through the crowd at the finish line, medical examiners testified on Monday as prosecutors wound up their case against acc…
Stanford University investigating ‘troubling’ cheating allegations
(Reuters) – A Stanford University provost is urging faculty members to talk to students about academic dishonesty after a “troubling number” of cheating allegations surfaced in one class, prompting the school to open an investigation.
Obama praises Ted Kennedy at opening of Senate replica in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama praised the late Edward Kennedy on Monday at the opening of a Senate chamber replica built in his honor, calling the former Democratic Senator for Massachusetts an inspired leader who bridged the bipartisa…
Accused murderer of missing New York boy will not testify: defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former grocery store worker accused of murdering a New York boy missing for decades will not testify in his own defense, his attorney said on Monday.
SUV slams into store on NY’s Long Island, kills woman inside shop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An SUV smashed through a glass storefront on New York’s Long Island on Monday, killing a woman inside the shop and injuring two others, Nassau County Police said.
U.S. top court agrees to hear ‘Wichita Massacre’ appeals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by the state of Kansas seeking the death penalty for two brothers convicted in the execution-style murders of four people on a snowy soccer field in a 2000 crime spree cal…
