Jury selection starts in New York trial of alleged Silk Road creator
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of the suspected operator of Silk Road, an online black market bazaar where users could anonymously by drugs and other illicit goods using bitcoin.
Supreme Court rules for homeowners over mortgage dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of homeowners seeking to back out of mortgages when lenders are accused of failing to follow a federal “truth in lending” law.
Judge hears dispute over Martin Luther King Jr.’s Bible, Nobel medal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A legal battle between the children of the late Martin Luther King Jr. over ownership of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and the Bible he carried with him during the civil rights movement is being heard by a judge in Atlanta on Tue…
Prosecutors charge Albuquerque police in homeless man’s death
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in New Mexico filed murder charges on Monday against two Albuquerque police officers in the 2014 shooting death of a knife-wielding homeless man, a killing that sparked protests in the city over concerns about excessive use of f…
First round of jury selection nears end in ex-NFLer’s murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – The initial phase of jury selection in the first murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is scheduled to wrap up on Tuesday, with the last of more than 1,100 candidates set to fill out screening …
Police deploy pepper spray, gas to disperse Ohio football fans: report
(Reuters) – Police in Ohio used pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds celebrating near the Ohio State University campus following the school’s national football championship win over the University of Oregon on Monday night, the Columbus Dispatc…
Judge declares mistrial in South Carolina police murder case: report
(Reuters) – A judge declared a mistrial early on Tuesday morning in a murder case against a white former police chief in South Carolina accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man in 2011, local media reported.
Families of 2012 Connecticut shooting victims sue school board, town: newspaper
(Reuters) – The families of two of the 20 students killed in a 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, are suing the town of Newtown, Connecticut and the local school board over alleged lax security, media reported on Monday.
California links 26 measles cases to Disneyland outbreak
(Reuters) – California has confirmed more cases of measles in people who visited Disneyland or its adjacent California Adventure park last month, health officials said on Monday, raising the number of infected people to 26.
To fight hackers, Obama wants companies to share threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce a renewed push for cybersecurity legislation after recent headline-grabbing hacks against companies like Sony Pictures and Home Depot.
