Lawyers for Colorado cinema gunman seek another trial delay
DENVER (Reuters) – Lawyers for accused Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes, who argue he was insane when he killed a dozen moviegoers in 2012, have requested another delay in his murder trial set to begin next month, court documents showed on Friday.
San Diego courthouse bomb scare caused by electronic sex toy
(Reuters) – A security scare at a federal courthouse in San Diego over a suspicious metal device, which drew the bomb squad, turned out to be a false alarm caused by a discarded electronic sex toy, fire officials said on Friday.
Little money for Ferguson, scene of rare U.S. suburban riots
(Reuters) – Sonya Roberts’ liquor store in Ferguson, Missouri was vandalized during rioting in August and November, and with no government aid available, she is relying on Internet crowd-funding and a credit union loan to keep afloat.
U.S. justices to hear Confederate license plate free speech case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on whether Texas officials should have approved a specialty license plate that displays the Confederate flag.
Rolling Stone apologizes for University of Virginia rape story
(Reuters) – Rolling Stone magazine on Friday apologized for its November story about an alleged 2012 gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.
U.S. Navy probes alleged illegal video recording on submarine
(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is investigating allegations of the illegal taping and distribution of videos aboard a submarine based in Georgia that was among the first to integrate women into its crew, military officials said.
L.A. man charged after son, 14, takes loaded gun from home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man was charged with multiple criminal counts on Friday after prosecutors said he allowed his 14-year-old son to take a loaded gun from the family’s home to confront three other teenagers in the neighborhood.
Former Illinois state lawmaker pleads guilty to child porn charge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former Illinois state lawmaker pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge of transporting child pornography through computers at his office and his home, prosecutors said.
U.N. rights experts seek review of U.S. police practices
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts on Friday called for a halt to racial profiling by U.S. law enforcement officers and a review of laws allowing police to use lethal force.
It’s try, try again for one U.S. Justice Department press release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice late Thursday revised a nearly 10-month-old press release about the resolution of a Medicare overbilling probe, after one of the settling parties threatened to sue it for defamat…
