Minnesota Vikings’ Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson reached a plea deal on Tuesday to charges of abusing his 4-year-old son that would see the former NFL most valuable player avoid any jail time.
Mother charged with throwing autistic son, 6, from Oregon bridge
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon woman who prosecutors say threw her 6-year-old autistic son from a bridge in the coastal town of Newport and then called police to confess to the crime was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder and manslaughter.
California man charged with vehicular manslaughter in Halloween hit-and-run
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who prosecutors say struck and killed three 13-year-old California girls as they were trick-or-treating on Halloween and then fled in his damaged sport utility vehicle was charged on Tuesday with vehicular manslaughter and…
Arizona judge orders delay in sentencing retrial of murderer Arias
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Tuesday delayed witness testimony in the penalty phase retrial of convicted murderer Jodi Arias after an appeals court ordered the proceedings be opened to the public, court officials said.
Exclusive: Bankrupt San Bernardino repaying millions in arrears to Calpers – source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bankrupt San Bernardino has begun repaying millions in arrears to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) in a deal that has ended an acrimonious relationship between the California city and its biggest cred…
Kansas ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional: judge
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – Same-sex couples may soon be able to marry in Kansas following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution.
As Americans vote, Republicans look for gains in the Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Voters in the United States took to the polls on Tuesday, casting ballots in midterm elections that could return control of the Senate to Republicans, complicating President Barack Obama’s last two years in office.
California man charged with vehicular manslaughter in Halloween hit-and-run
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who prosecutors say struck and killed three 13-year-old California girls as they were trick-or-treating on Halloween and then fled in his damaged sport utility vehicle was charged on Tuesday with vehicular manslaughter and…
Russian charged in Afghan attack makes U.S. court appearance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Russian army officer facing terrorism charges for a 2009 attack on U.S. and Afghan forces made an initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday, the first military detainee from Afghanistan to appear in a U.S. federal c…
New York woman accused of plotting death of daughter’s ex-boyfriend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York woman is facing charges of trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter’s ex-boyfriend and feed his body to alligators, according to police and jail officials.
