Former U.S. agents charged for bitcoin theft during Silk Road probe
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department announced charges on Monday against two former federal agents accused of stealing the digital currency bitcoin during the investigation of the underground drug marketplace Silk Road.
Virginia college’s rugby team suspended over derogatory chant
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – The men’s rugby club at a Virginia state university has been suspended indefinitely because of what the college president described as a chant by several members with “sexually explicit, derogatory and violent language.”
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.
