Florida teenager arrested for child molestation and pornography
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Florida boy remained in jail on Tuesday on a $802,500 bond following his arrest on more than 100 charges related to molesting a child and creating pornography, according to authorities.
Girl who died at Ohio haunted house attraction had heart condition: official
(Reuters) – A teenage girl who died after collapsing at a haunted house attraction in Ohio had a pre-existing heart condition, an official said on Tuesday.
Arizona jury hears arguments in Arias death penalty trial
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Jodi Arias, convicted in a sensational Arizona murder trial last year of killing her ex-boyfriend, returned to court on Tuesday for the re-start of penalty proceedings, with her lawyer describing his client as troubled and the prose…
Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported to be traveling to Turkey were picked up in Germany and sent back home, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Indiana police search vacant houses after arrest of suspected killer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Indiana police used a dog trained to hunt for cadavers to search more than 90 vacant houses in the city of Gary on Tuesday, following the discovery of the bodies of six women who may have been victims of a serial killer.
North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, and he is being flown home to his family in Ohio, the White house said on Tuesday.
U.S. seeks more Trinity guardrail tests after jury verdict
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday asked Trinity Industries Inc to conduct additional crash testing of a highway guardrail system that had been the subject of a fraud verdict by a federal jury a day earlier.
Memphis boy wounded when gun he brought to school goes off
(Reuters) – A Tennessee teenager was wounded in the leg on Tuesday when he dropped his backpack and a handgun he was showing off to middle school classmates in Memphis went off, officials said.
New York state to settle landmark suit over public defenders
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – New York state has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming its public defense system is underfunded and violates poor people’s rights to counsel a day before the case was set to go to trial.
Court orders mental health evaluation for White House fence jumper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday ordered a 30 day mental health evaluation for Omar Gonzalez, the Iraq war veteran charged with jumping the fence of the White House and entering the presidential mansion with a knife last …




