Colorado police officer charged with murder, held on $1 million bond
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado police officer is being held on a $1 million bond after he was arrested on Friday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man last month, authorities said.
Atlantic City Taj Mahal casino set to close within four weeks
(Reuters) – The planned closure of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City will occur within four weeks, as it joins four other gambling establishments that have shut their doors this year in the faltering New Jersey resort city, according to court…
L.A. school district claimed girl consented to sex with teacher
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District has come under fire from legal experts for asserting in court that a 14-year-old girl had consented to sex with her teacher and for introducing her sexual history in response to a lawsuit …
Deal to spur better 911 call locating for U.S. cellphone users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Emergency responders will be able to better locate callers who dial 911 on their cellphones from indoors as the U.S. wireless industry improves caller-location for the majority of such calls over the next six years.
Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case rejects defense bid to remove himself
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge overseeing the Colorado theater massacre case on Friday rejected a bid by lawyers defending accused gunman James Holmes to remove himself from presiding over the forthcoming murder trial, court documents show.
First Muslim prayers at National Cathedral interrupted by protester
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first Muslim prayer service ever hosted at the National Cathedral, a landmark Christian church in the U.S. capital, was briefly interrupted on Friday by a lone anti-Islamic protester but the religious gathering continued with…
Muni bond champion James Lebenthal dies: family
NEW YORK (Reuters) – James Lebenthal, the U.S. municipal bond market’s biggest champion and most eloquent spokesman, died following a heart attack at age 86, his daughter said on Friday.
Thousands of high school students skip Colorado state tests
DENVER (Reuters) – Thousands of Denver-area high school students skipped state-mandated science and social studies tests this week and some staged street protests in the latest dispute to hit Colorado education since a flare-up over history curricula.
California newspaper asks reporters to help with deliveries
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – One of California’s largest newspapers has asked reporters and other employees to help deliver papers on Sundays, according to a memo obtained by Reuters, the latest sign of the toll that financial woes are taking on print…
Ohio inmates spent months making ladder used in prison escape
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An inmate convicted of killing three teenagers in an Ohio high school shooting spent months with two other prisoners fashioning a 13-1/2-foot long ladder they used in a prison escape in September, a state prison report released on…
