Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin seeks to have conviction tossed
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Attorneys for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who is serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison for corruption, are seeking to have his 2014 conviction overturned because of what they say were flawed instructions given to …
U.S. chief justice appears for Maryland jury duty, isn’t picked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts performed a civic duty on Wednesday by reporting for jury duty at his local courthouse in Maryland but he was not picked to serve in a case.
Washington state’s unemployment rate falls to 5.9 percent in March
(Reuters) – Washington state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in March from 6.3 percent both in February and a year earlier as payrolls expanded in all major industries except one, state officials said on Wednesday.
New York cardiologist accused in murder-for-hire plot on fellow doctor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York cardiologist has been arrested and accused of a murder-for-hire plot against a competing doctor, authorities said on Wednesday.
FBI increases reward for information about 2008 Times Square bombing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. federal authorities on Wednesday announced an increased reward of $115,000 for information leading to the conviction of individuals responsible for the 2008 bombing in New York’s Times Square.
Mexican police catch 129 migrants in truck bound for U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican police detained 129 Central American migrants packed into a freight truck who were planning to cross illegally into the United States, a security official said on Wednesday.
Set of all-girl quintuplets born at Texas hospital
(Reuters) – A Houston woman gave birth to five girls in four minutes by cesarean section last week and all are doing well, a Texas hospital said.
Suspected tornado picks up Jeep with occupants in Oregon parking lot
(Reuters) – A rare suspected tornado in Oregon swept across a parking lot at a community college in the city of Eugene, lifting up a Jeep with two people inside and damaging three other vehicles, officials said on Wednesday.
Boston marks somber second anniversary of deadly marathon bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston marked the second anniversary of the deadly attack on its annual marathon on Wednesday with a quiet ceremony at the site where three died, unveiling a pair of banners marked with a heart.
Tombstone of Hillary Clinton’s father knocked over: newspaper
(Reuters) – Police in Pennsylvania said on Tuesday that the tombstone of Hillary Clinton’s father had been knocked over in a possible case of vandalism, the Scranton Times-Tribune newspaper reported, days after she announced her presidential bid.
