Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday began the process of selecting the jury that will hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, telling the first of some 1,200 prospects to read no more news accounts about the de…
N.Y. police arrest son in murder of hedge fund founder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of a hedge fund founder was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of his father, who was discovered shot to death in his New York apartment over the weekend, police said.
Nude man arrested in Oregon over home break-ins
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon man was still nude when he was arrested this weekend on accusations of breaking into a home, stripping off his clothes, soaking in a hot tub, taking a shower, then burglarizing another nearby residence, police said …
Florida governor tells residents of other states: ‘Move here!’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott will kick off his second term on Tuesday with a blunt warning that he intends to poach people and jobs from other large states that have relatively higher taxes.
U.S. says Kaplan settles suit over charges of unqualified teachers
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – National for-profit academic firm Kaplan Higher Education has reached an agreement to pay about $1.3 million in a civil settlement after facing allegations of hiring unqualified teachers at its Texas campuses, U.S. officials s…
New York mayor brushes off police slowdown reports after arrests drop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio described a sharp decline in arrests and court summonses in the two weeks since two policemen were shot dead in an ambush as a few “aberrant” days, brushing off reports they were signs of a police work…
Off-duty Boston police officer charged with attack on Uber driver
BOSTON (Reuters) – An off-duty Boston police officer was charged on Monday with attacking the driver of an Uber car he had hired in the early hours of Sunday morning, after a dispute about the route, prosecutors said.
Court OKs trial for accused sniper in Pennsylvania trooper killing
MILFORD, Pa. (Reuters) – A state judge ruled on Monday there was enough evidence to put survivalist Eric Frein on trial in the shooting of two Pennsylvania state troopers, setting the stage for prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
San Francisco police kill man armed with air gun outside station
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two San Francisco police sergeants shot a man to death outside their station after he stood in front of their car and later pulled an air gun from his waistband that they thought might be a firearm, officials said on Monday.
Oklahoma man to face criminal charges for hauling diseased feral hogs
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man suspected of trying to build a hunting ground by transporting and releasing feral hogs, which happened to carry a highly infectious viral disease, will be in court this week to face criminal charges, officials …
