Polygamist wedding officiant gets early release in Texas
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) – Texas has granted an early parole to Fredrick Merril Jessop, a former polygamist bishop serving time for officiating at the marriage of his then 12-year-old daughter to sect leader Warren Jeffs, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; motive disputed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime.
San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Commuters on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles last week after an East Bay resident with the disease rode a BART train to and from work in the city for three days while infectious, …
FAA approves expansion of drone research flights in North Dakota
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it has expanded the area in North Dakota where research flights of small drones are permitted as the drone industry eagerly awaits rules on commercial use of the unmanned…
Head of Boston’s transit agency resigning after storm shutdown
BOSTON (Reuters) – The embattled head of Boston’s transit agency will resign her position in the wake of a controversial decision to shut down rail service during a massive three-day snowstorm, Massachusetts officials said on Monday.
Two arrested after California deliveryman mistaken for burglar and assaulted
(Reuters) – Two men in Northern California chased and beat up a newspaper delivery driver after mistaking him for a burglar who had previously hit their neighborhood, police said on Wednesday.
Massachusetts trooper describes finding ex-NFL star’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper on Wednesday described footprints and tire treads found on the ground near the body of a man former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering in 2013.
Illinois man freed by DNA after 29 years’ imprisonment for murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man who served 29 years in prison for the rape and murder of a high school girl was freed on Wednesday after DNA evidence cleared him of any link to the crime, officials said.
Anthem offers free identity-theft protection after breach
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc said on Wednesday its millions of customers can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services this week following a massive cyber attack involving stolen U.S. Social Security numbers, birth dates and s…
Son of Mexico cartel boss pleads guilty to U.S. smuggling charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The son of a former Mexico cartel boss faces up to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to trying to smuggle ammunition across the Texas border into Mexico, federal authorities said Wednesday.
