Chicago-area cop acquitted in beanbag gun death of World War Two vet
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area police officer was acquitted on Wednesday of charges of reckless conduct stemming from the fatal beanbag gun shooting of a 95-year-old World War Two veteran in a nursing home, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Wisconsin middle-schoolers accused of throwing Xmas sex party
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Four Wisconsin adolescents may face sexual assault charges after having a sex party during holiday break at a home in suburban Milwaukee, police said on Wednesday.
Shell and union to talk on day four of U.S. refineries strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Negotiations will resume on Wednesday between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and union leaders as they haggle over a new wage contract for striking U.S. refinery workers, the company said.
Oklahoma sees meth addicts fueling surge in cattle rustling
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One of the oldest Wild West crimes, cattle rustling, has been making a comeback in Oklahoma in recent years, with major culprits being methamphetamine addicts selling stolen livestock to pay for their drug habits, officials sa…
Missing 86-year-old Detroit lottery winner found dead: police
(Reuters) – An 86-year-old Detroit man whose family said he disappeared a day after winning $20,000 in the lottery in December was found stabbed to death in a vacant house, authorities said on Wednesday.
Treasure hunter’s fate in limbo, remaining in Florida for now
(Reuters) – A federal magistrate on Wednesday delayed a hearing for a jailed treasure hunter facing extradition to Ohio to face accusations that he cheated investors out of tens of millions in gold recovered from a shipwreck.
Judge allows hearings on summer closings of New York nuclear plant
(Reuters) – A judge in New York has ruled Entergy Corp cannot stop hearings on the state’s plan to shut the company’s Indian Point nuclear power plant for part of the summer to protect fish in the Hudson River.
Trust fund awaits Guantanamo detainee for hand-written book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Sunday Times in London has called it a “Must Read”. The New York Times describes it as “profound”. And Canada’s Globe and Mail says it is “a book that both tells a story and is one.”
‘Sister Wives’ husband divorces one woman in his household, marries another
(Reuters) – The husband in a household featured on reality show “Sister Wives” has legally divorced one of the four women he lives with and married another, a spokesman for the show said on Wednesday.
New Jersey Governor Christie ducks media after vaccination comments
LONDON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible 2016 presidential contender, canceled three scheduled media appearances in the UK on Tuesday, amid a controversy over his comments on measles vaccinations.
