Self-defense disputed at close of Florida trial over loud music shooting
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – A middle-aged white man on trial for murder in the shooting death of a black teenager during a dispute about loud music told a Florida jury on Tuesday he thought his life was in danger and showed little remorse as he descr…
Tennessee may appeal order to disclose names of execution team
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee’s attorney general is considering appealing a court ruling requiring the state to disclose the names of doctors, pharmacists and others involved in executions to attorneys representing 11 death row inmates, a spoke…
Texas woman sentenced to 60 years in ‘black widow’ murder case
FORT WORTH Texas (Reuters) – A Texas woman dubbed a “black widow” was sentenced on Tuesday to 60 years in prison after her conviction on murder and evidence tampering in the shooting death of her husband in what prosecutors said was a plot to collect i…
California governor signs ‘gun violence restraining order’ law
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – People who fear a close relative may commit gun violence will be able to petition a judge to temporarily remove the person’s firearms in California, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brow…
First Ebola case diagnosed in the United States: CDC
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Tuesday the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country after flying from Liberia to Texas, in a new sign of how the outbreak ravaging West Africa can spread globally.
Colorado movie theater massacre trial may be televised, judge rules
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge presiding over the Colorado theater massacre case ruled on Tuesday that he will allow the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes to be recorded for television despite opposition from lawyers on both sides, a court ruling…
California governor signs ‘gun violence restraining order’ law
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – People who fear a close relative may commit gun violence will be able to petition a judge to temporarily remove the person’s firearms in California, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brow…
Jailbreak in Washington state goes unnoticed for two days
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state man jailed on robbery charges managed to slip away from a detention facility last week in an escape that went unnoticed for two days until his lawyer arrived for a visit, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers rebuke Secret Service over White House breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Secret Service faced scathing criticism on Tuesday for the agency allowing an intruder with a knife to run into the White House and the Washington Post reported a separate security lapse of an armed contracto…
Accused Pennsylvania stabber rejected by psychiatric unit: judge
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A western Pennsylvania teenager accused of stabbing 21 people at his high school in April was refused admission to a Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital due to safety concerns, a judge said on Tuesday.
