Head of Boston’s transit agency resigning after storm shutdown
BOSTON (Reuters) – The embattled head of Boston’s transit agency will resign her position in the wake of a controversial decision to shut down rail service during a massive three-day snowstorm, Massachusetts officials said on Monday.
Two arrested after California deliveryman mistaken for burglar and assaulted
(Reuters) – Two men in Northern California chased and beat up a newspaper delivery driver after mistaking him for a burglar who had previously hit their neighborhood, police said on Wednesday.
Massachusetts trooper describes finding ex-NFL star’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper on Wednesday described footprints and tire treads found on the ground near the body of a man former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering in 2013.
Illinois man freed by DNA after 29 years’ imprisonment for murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man who served 29 years in prison for the rape and murder of a high school girl was freed on Wednesday after DNA evidence cleared him of any link to the crime, officials said.
Anthem offers free identity-theft protection after breach
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc said on Wednesday its millions of customers can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services this week following a massive cyber attack involving stolen U.S. Social Security numbers, birth dates and s…
Son of Mexico cartel boss pleads guilty to U.S. smuggling charge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The son of a former Mexico cartel boss faces up to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to trying to smuggle ammunition across the Texas border into Mexico, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Months-long juror screening begins in Colorado cinema massacre case
DENVER (Reuters) – Lawyers in the murder trial of Colorado theater gunman James Holmes began individual questioning of prospective jurors in the death-penalty case on Wednesday, a process scheduled to take four months to complete.
Safety panel urges audit of subway tunnels after smoke death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. safety panel recommended on Wednesday that the federal government conduct a nationwide audit of ventilation systems in mass-transit tunnels after a woman was killed last month when smoke filled a Washington subway car.
The Chicago mob and the Stradivarius – priest admits to bizarre plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a case that reads like a movie script, a Catholic priest on Wednesday pleaded guilty to trying to help a convicted mob hitman recover a purported Stradivarius violin hidden in the wall of a house.
Pakistani al Qaeda suspect goes on trial in U.S. for bomb plot charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistan-born man went on trial on Wednesday on U.S. charges that he took part in an al Qaeda plot to carry out bombing attacks in the United States and Europe in 2008 and 2009.
