California man whose pit bulls killed woman gets 15 years to life
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California drug dealer whose four pit bulls fatally mauled a woman was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, a court clerk said.
Colorado school board approves review of history curriculum
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado school board whose proposed changes to a history curriculum spawned student walk-outs and teacher sick-outs voted on Thursday to move ahead with a modified version of the controversial measure.
Scrutiny of Florida child welfare office after family killing
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida agency under scrutiny since a recent murder-suicide killed a family of eight defended one of its managers on Friday, noting that he was cleared of accusations of inappropriate workplace behavior shortly before the death…
Alaska top court rules Native American girl can stay with adoptive family
(Reuters) – Alaska’s Supreme Court has ruled a Native American girl should stay with her adoptive non-Native family instead of tribal relatives, angering a tiny coastal community and dealing another blow to a 36-year-old law governing out-of-tribe adop…
Milwaukee man pleads guilty in Stradivarius violin theft
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee man accused of stealing a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert musician pleaded guilty on Friday to felony robbery, circuit court records show.
Pennsylvania jail guard accused of spying on naked inmates
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A western Pennsylvania jail guard is accused of using the facility’s video surveillance system to spy on naked female inmates and will appear in court on invasion of privacy charges, authorities said on Friday.
Missouri police make arrests as protests persist over black teen killing
(Reuters) – Police in Ferguson, Missouri arrested several people, an official said on Friday, following another night of protests over the police shooting of a black teenager in August.
Justice Department to probe North Carolina inmate’s dehydration death
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into what happened to a mentally ill inmate in North Carolina who was found dead from dehydration after a prison transfer in March, grand jury subpoena recor…
Gay marriage aside, business cases dominate U.S. high court docket
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gay marriage may be the most anticipated issue heading for the U.S. Supreme Court, but the justices also must tackle a host of business cases as they convene for their new term, including a patent battle involving Teva Pharmaceut…
Ex-N.Y. lawmaker ordered to prison for marriage fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York state lawmaker was sentenced on Friday to a year and a day in prison for entering into a sham marriage to gain U.S. citizenship and for lying about her assets when filing for bankruptcy.
