Phoenix man arrested for killing woman, dumping body in suitcase
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Phoenix man has been arrested for killing a woman, stuffing her body into a large suitcase and leaving it beside a trash bin, court records showed on Monday.
Gunman in 2012 mass shooting at Alabama bar gets 30 years
(Reuters) – An Alabama man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to opening fire in a Tuscaloosa bar during a night-long crime spree in 2012 in which he wounded 17 people, prosecutors said on Monday.
New York prosecutor seeks to probe police killings of unarmed civilians
NEW YORK/BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – New York State’s top prosecutor on Monday sought the power to probe all police killings of unarmed civilians in his state, following sometimes violent U.S. protests over two grand juries’ moves to clear officers in…
Two Pennsylvania men get life in prison in murder of disabled woman
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Two Pennsylvania men received life prison sentences on Monday after pleading guilty to charges they beat, stabbed and burned to death a mentally disabled woman one of them had befriended.
Ex-bodyguard to Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief gets five years in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A onetime bodyguard to a former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced on Monday to five years in a U.S. prison for engaging in a scheme to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
NYC council introduces bill saying ‘neigh’ to horse and buggy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill to ban horse and buggy rides – a campaign promise of Mayor Bill de Blasio – was introduced at New York City Council on Monday as supporters and opponents rallied outside city hall.
State lawmakers launch gun control coalition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part because the Congress has failed to reform gun laws, members of the group said on Monday.
Swiss contractor to pay $434 million for overcharging U.S. on food, water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swiss firm Supreme Foodservice GmbH pleaded guilty on Monday to overcharging the United States for food and bottled water it provided to U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan and will pay $434 million to resolve a series of related ca…
Obama’s Ebola czar Klain to exit White House by March 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ebola coordinator Ron Klain plans to return to his private sector job at the end of February, capping speculation that the seasoned political aide would play a broader White House role for the rest of President Barack Obama’…
Judge in Colorado theater shooting case to rule on trial delay soon
CENTENNIAL, Colorado (Reuters) – A judge overseeing the case of a mass shooting at a Colorado theater in 2012 said Monday he would rule within a couple of days on a defense request to delay the trial again.
