Dozens hurt when Amtrak train collides with truck in Indiana
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two dozen people suffered minor injuries when a Chicago-bound Amtrak passenger train collided with a semi-tractor trailer at a crossing in northern Indiana on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Jury reaches verdict in trial of friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber
BOSTON (Reuters) – The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a college friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber, who is charged with lying to authorities in a terrorism investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Two inmates to be put to death in Texas, Missouri, as overall U.S. executions drop
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Two U.S. inmates convicted of murder as teenagers are scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday and early Wednesday at a time when the number of executions in the United States is on pace to be the lowest in two decades.
Prosecutors to seek child-abuse charges against Arizona mother
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona prosecutors are seeking child abuse charges against a woman who drew national attention when she left her two young sons in a hot car while she was at a job interview, after she failed to endow court-mandated trust funds for…
Judge delays trial in Colorado cinema massacre case
DENVER (Reuters) – The judge presiding over the Colorado cinema massacre case on Monday delayed the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes by six weeks to January, but denied a request by defense lawyers for a lengthier postponement.
Lava flow from Hawaii volcano just 70 yards from nearest residence
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano that has been creeping toward inhabited areas of Hawaii’s Big Island for months is now just 70 yards (meters) from the nearest residential property, authorities said on Monday.
Grandfather kills daughter, granddaughter and self in Seattle
(Reuters) – A grandfather shot dead his daughter, granddaughter and then turned the gun on himself on Monday in a Seattle home, authorities said.
California man convicted of murders of Chinese USC graduate students
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles man was convicted on Monday for shooting dead two University of Southern California graduate students from China during a botched robbery attempt in 2012, prosecutors said.
Father of man who killed sons arrested in Washington state for child pornography
(Reuters) – The father of a man who killed himself and his two young sons in a fiery explosion in 2012 was arrested in Washington state on Monday on a child pornography charge, authorities said.
CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal health officials on Monday revamped guidelines for doctors and nurses returning home to the United States from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, stopping well short of controversial mandatory quarantines be…
