Montana homeowner convicted of killing German teen to be sentenced
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana homeowner convicted of deliberate homicide last year for fatally shooting an unarmed teenage German exchange student who entered the garage attached to his home is set to be sentenced on Thursday.
Bob Simon of CBS News dead at 73 in New York City car crash
(Reuters) – Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, whose decades-long career included covering major overseas conflicts and surviving Iraqi prison, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday in New York City, police and CBS said. He was 73.
Police in Washington state fatally shoot man who threw rocks at them
(Reuters) – Police in Washington state shot a man to death who threw rocks at them, officials said on Wednesday, as a video published online appearing to show the incident drew criticism of the officers’ actions.
San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of commuters on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles after an infectious Bay Area resident rode a train to and from work for three days last week, public health offic…
Hawaii police arrest man in golfer Robert Allenby case
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Honolulu police said they arrested a man on Wednesday on theft charges connected to Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a car last month.
NYC police officer charged in stairwell shooting of unarmed man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rookie New York City police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark stairwell of a housing project last November.
After neglect, U.S. nuclear force seeing improvement: official
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (Reuters) – Renewed focus on the U.S. nuclear force after several scandals last year is improving conditions for airmen, but more work must be done, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Wednesday after an icy tour of …
U.S. judge in California considers argument marijuana law unconstitutional
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A federal judge hearing the case of nine men accused of illegally growing marijuana in California said Wednesday she was taking very seriously arguments by their attorneys that the federal government has improperly classi…
Pennsylvania man guilty of murder in slaying of couple
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday convicted a Pennsylvania man of first-degree murder in the strangulation deaths of a pharmacist and his girlfriend.
Shippers plan four-day partial shutdown of West Coast ports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shipping lines will partially shut down 29 West Coast ports for four of the next five days, the companies said on Wednesday, as they postponed the latest round of protracted labor talks with the dockworkers union amid mounting c…
