After 28 years on California’s death row, inmate dies of natural causes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California inmate sentenced to death 28 years ago died in hospice care this week, the state said Monday, bringing the total of condemned inmates who passed away from natural causes to 68 in a state that has not carried …
Suspect killed, officer shot in Arizona Wal-Mart parking lot brawl
PHOENIX (Reuters) – One suspect was fatally shot and a policeman wounded during a brawl in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Arizona in which eight officers were assaulted and seven suspects were eventually arrested, officials said.
Ex-NFL star Sharper admits to sexual assaults in California, Arizona
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted in court on Monday to drugging and raping women in California and Arizona and was expected to plead guilty in similar Nevada and Louisiana cases in plea deals prosecutors say will land him…
Alaska police ‘very confident’ remains, clothing belong to missing family
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Police said on Monday they were confident that human remains and clothing found over the weekend belonged to an Alaska family of four missing for 10 months, and that a homicide investigation had begun.
Utah brings back firing squads if lethal drugs unavailable
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a law on Monday that makes Utah the only U.S. state to authorize the use of firing squads for executions if lethal drugs are not available, his spokesman said.
Daughter of jailed Mexican Mafia kingpin sentenced to prison
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The daughter of an imprisoned Mexican Mafia kingpin who pleaded guilty to racketeering and drug trafficking charges and admitted carrying out her father’s orders in running a brutal Los Angeles street gang was sentenced on Monda…
Defense lays blame for New York boy’s murder on another man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys defending the man accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz put the blame on Monday for the boy’s 1979 disappearance on a convicted child molester who was a longtime suspect in the case.
Seattle approves $34 million to expand historic Pike Place Market
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle lawmakers voted on Monday to invest $34 million in taxpayer funds to expand the city’s historic Pike Place Market, which draws millions of visitors each year to its fresh produce, flower and fish stalls.
Boston bomb suspect influenced by Al Qaeda: expert witness
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was heavily influenced by al Qaeda literature and lectures, some of which was found on his laptop, a counterterrorism expert testified at his trial on Monday.
Washington state auditor says federal probe may be linked to a past business
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state auditor Troy Kelley, whose home was searched last week by U.S. Treasury Department agents, said on Monday he was aware federal investigators had questions about his former company’s finances but was puzzled as to wh…
