Case of missing New York boy focuses on where body may have been dumped
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A crime scene expert in the trial of a man accused of a decades-old New York murder testified on Thursday that the alley where the suspect said he dumped the victim’s body was a bakery at the time.
NY police officer’s complaint about quota was free speech: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a New York City police officer who criticized an arrest quota at his precinct was protected by the First Amendment.
CSX reopens rail line shut after oil train derailment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CSX on Thursday afternoon reopened a West Virginia train line that had been shut following an explosive oil train derailment on Feb. 16 in the town of Mount Carbon.
Omaha officer investigated after shooting suspect in the back
(Reuters) – A grand jury will investigate whether an Omaha policeman broke any laws when he fatally shot an unarmed man in the back in a confrontation after the suspect allegedly committed a robbery, officials said on Thursday.
Lupita Nyong’o’s $150,000 Oscars dress stolen from hotel
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – The $150,000 pearl-studded, custom-made Calvin Klein dress worn by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o at this year’s Academy Awards has been stolen, police said on Thursday.
Multiple injuries in Sunnyvale, Calif., explosion: local NBC
(Reuters) – Several people were injured from an explosion in Sunnyvale, California, local TV station NBC Bay Area reported on its Twitter feed on Thursday.
Guantanamo court holds closed session over U.S. military influence
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A U.S. military court at Guantanamo Bay met in closed session on Thursday as the judge assesses whether commanders are exerting so much influence that a fair trial for accused al Qaeda extremists cannot be ensured.
Future of Puerto Rico bankruptcy bill uncertain in Congress
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill to give Puerto Rico’s ailing public utilities a way to restructure debt under the U.S. bankruptcy code drew skepticism from congressional Republicans but support from Democrats, who said it would relieve the islan…
Woman survives being run over by train in Phoenix: police
(Reuters) – A woman was lucky to survive when she was run over by a train in Phoenix on Thursday, being struck and falling between the tracks but escaping serious injury, police said.
Philadelphia man who fled country gets life in decades-old murder
(Reuters) – A man who was on the run for decades will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a woman he thought was his ex-wife’s lover in a Philadelphia restaurant on Father’s Day in 1992, his lawyer said on Thursday.
