Florida man severs his mother’s head with an ax: police report
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man confessed to decapitating his mother with an ax on New Year’s Eve after becoming upset by her request to put some boxes into the attic of their home, authorities said.
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo dead at 82
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Mario Cuomo, the three-time governor of New York and a leading voice of the Democratic Party’s liberal wing who turned down several invitations to seek the U.S. presidency, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 82.
Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal judge in north Florida ruled on Thursday that county clerks statewide must issue marriage licenses to all same-sex couples who request them starting Jan. 6, the effective date of his decision to overturn Florida’…
California lawyer who inherited client’s wealth ordered to pay charities
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A judge has ordered a California lawyer to pay four prominent non-profit groups, including Doctors Without Borders, a total of $4.3 million for using “undue influence” in arranging to inherit money a client originally meant to lea…
Oil storage tanks in North Dakota catch fire; no injuries
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – More than 1,600 barrels of crude were ablaze just south of Williston, N.D., on Thursday after storage tanks caught fire while trucks were delivering oil, but no one was injured and officials said they intend to let the blaze…
NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his second term on Thursday, saying he is governing in “troubled times” and that education, the economy and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement would top his agenda over the next four years.
Police car strikes, kills student lying on Massachusetts road
(Reuters) – A Chatham, Massachusetts, police cruiser ran over and killed a college lacrosse player lying on an unlit road early on Thursday, authorities said.
Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A federal judge in north Florida on Thursday ordered the start of gay marriages in all parts of the state after Jan. 5, when a stay expires on his earlier ruling that found the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutiona…
Sheriff could probe police death of Cleveland boy: report
(Reuters) – The investigation into the shooting death of a black 12-year-old boy by a white Cleveland police officer could be taken over by an outside agency, a media report said.
California man arrested, charged with shooting at police
(Reuters) – Two police officers exchanged fire with a hidden gunman early on Thursday morning in South San Francisco, California, then arrested a man on charges of attempted murder, police said.
