Ohio man walks into traffic, sets himself on fire: police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Ohio man was in critical condition on Monday after he walked into busy traffic outside of Cleveland and then lit himself on fire in front of three young children, police said.
California state Senator Wright to resign following fraud conviction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California state Senator Roderick Wright plans to resign from office later this month following a perjury and voter fraud conviction that saw him sentenced to 90 days in jail, he said in a letter sent on Monday.
Researcher killed by bear in Wyoming wilderness
(Reuters) – A Utah man who disappeared earlier this month while conducting research for the U.S. Forest Service in the Wyoming wilderness was killed by an attacking grizzly or black bear, authorities said on Monday.
Murder charges for man in gruesome Florida quadruple killing
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida police charged a man with murder on Monday in a quadruple killing, after finding the victims’ bodies earlier this month decomposing by the side of the road.
Connecticut ex-governor opens defense in campaign law trial
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – The first defense witness in the trial of former Connecticut Governor John Rowland testified on Monday that Rowland performed legitimate consulting services for a nursing home company, countering prosecutors who say he worke…
New York court watches taped confession by accused killer of Etan Patz
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man accused of the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 calmly confessed on a videotape played in court on Monday to choking the boy and stuffing him alive in a garbage bag he tossed in an alley.
Trial begins for Florida mayor accused of corruption
MIAMI (Reuters) – Former Homestead, Florida, Mayor Steven Bateman went on trial in Monday on charges he illegally held a $125-an-hour consulting job while serving in office and used his position to fast-track construction deals.
Four finalists picked for future Obama library
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Four universities, including two in Chicago, one in New York and one in Hawaii, have been picked as finalists to host a future Barack Obama presidential library, the library’s foundation said on Monday.
Texas doctor poisoned lover’s coffee over obsession: prosecutor
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A breast cancer physician charged with spiking her lover’s coffee with a compound used in antifreeze was obsessed with the man and even had a private investigator follow him, prosecutors said in opening statements at her trial on Mo…
Gunman hid in lair outside barracks to kill Pennsylvania trooper: police
BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) – The gunman who ambushed two Pennsylvania state troopers, killing one, hid with a rifle in a wooded lair overlooking their law enforcement barracks and opened fire during a late night shift change, police said on Monday.
