Louisiana inmate with case before top U.S. court freed after 30 years
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana inmate whose case for leniency is before the U.S. Supreme Court was freed from prison on Thursday after 30 years behind bars in a deal with prosecutors that cancels his life sentence handed down when he was a teenage…
Texas executes man who murdered woman, set her body on fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Thursday executed Robert Ladd, 57, who was convicted of bludgeoning and choking a woman to death in her home in 1996 and then setting her body on fire.
New York couple sentenced to prison after woman held in apartment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York couple who faced life imprisonment on charges of holding a paralyzed woman captive for over a year received sentences on Thursday of more than a decade in prison in a plea deal with prosecutors.
U.S. funding impasse blocks Secret Service hires: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service cannot hire new agents for the next presidential election or make improvements at the agency until Congress settles a dispute over funding, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Thursday.
Convicted drug dealer charged in murder of Hollywood executive
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A convicted drug dealer was charged on Thursday with the murder of a Hollywood studio executive who went missing under mysterious circumstances in 2012 only to have his remains found in the California desert last year.
Texas rally by Muslims seeking tolerance disrupted by protesters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A rally at the Texas Capitol on Thursday by Muslims seeking religious tolerance was repeatedly disrupted by a small group of protesters who said the state belonged to followers of Jesus Christ and that Muslims should go back t…
Denver police chief says questions remain in shooting of teenage girl
DENVER (Reuters) – An officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl driving a stolen car may have been injured trying to avoid the vehicle, instead of by being struck by it as earlier believed, Denver’s police chief said on Thursday.
NYC public defenders in video advocate killing police, city finds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys at a New York City public defenders office participated in an online video that advocated the killing of police officers, featuring the lyrics “time to start killing these coppers,” a city investigation disclosed on Thurs…
Delhi Uber passenger who alleges driver rape sues in U.S
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A passenger who said she had been raped by an Uber driver in India’s capital sued the online car service in U.S. federal court on Thursday, claiming the company failed to maintain basic safety procedures.
Boy Scouts settle California abuse case, averting release of files
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America have settled a high-profile sex abuse lawsuit in a move that averts a requirement to release files detailing abuse claims and incidents across the country from 1986 to 2007, an attorney said on Thursday…
