Pennsylvania family take plea deal in starving boy case
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The mother and grandparents of a 7-year-old Pennsylvania boy who was starved nearly to death have pleaded guilty to assault and other crimes in a deal with prosecutors, Mercer County District Attorney Robert Kochems said on Frida…
Montana moves to lose ‘half-breed’ from place names
Salmon, Idaho (Reuters) – A bill that would strip the word “half-breed” and another derogatory term for Native Americans from Montana place names, signs and maps won easy approval on Friday from a state House of Representatives committee.
New York train was moving at 49 miles per hour when it hit SUV: NTSB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York commuter train was traveling at 49 miles per hour when it struck an SUV at a suburban rail crossing in a fatal collision on Tuesday, a federal safety official said on Friday.
Washington pulls bid to limit homeless access to rooms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia on Friday withdrew a request for a court order that would let the U.S. capital put homeless families in shelters on cold nights rather than in individual rooms.
Former Florida professor deported from U.S. over Palestinian terrorist ties
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A former Florida university professor was deported this week, ending years of legal battles over accusations that he aided a Palestinian terrorist organization.
U.S. measles outbreak prompts vaccine crackdown in New Mexico schools
(Reuters) – One of New Mexico’s largest public school districts, spurred by a measles outbreak that has infected about 100 people in California, will start barring unvaccinated students from class unless they have a valid state exemption, the head of t…
Embattled Arizona sheriff buys 700 body cameras for deputies
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio is spending $1 million to buy 700 body cameras for sheriff’s deputies as part of a court ruling that found his office racially profiled Latino drivers, the company selling the cameras said on …
U.S. judge rejects third request to move Boston bombing trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a third request by lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber to move his trial out of the city, saying the jury selection process had been successful so far in identifying potential impartial juro…
Army clears way for Purple Hearts for Fort Hood shootings
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will make military personnel injured in the 2009 shooting attack at the Fort Hood base in central Texas eligible for the Purple Heart and civilians injured eligible for the Medal for Defense of Freedom, military of…
Church group members recall accused man confessed to 1979 New York murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering a 6-year-old boy three decades ago tearfully described how he strangled the child and disposed of the body in a confession to a church group, witnesses testified on Friday.
