Former Mississippi prisons chief pleads not guilty to bribery
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi’s former prisons chief pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he accepted cash and mortgage payments in exchange for awarding prison contracts to companies tied to a local businessman.
Colorado man indicted for murder of wife in fatal fall at national park
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Colorado man for the murder of his wife who plummeted 50 feet to her death in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012, authorities said on Thursday.
Driver who looped Manhattan in 24 minutes convicted of recklessness
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man who zoomed a sports car around Manhattan in 24 minutes was found guilty on Thursday of reckless endangerment and reckless driving, prosecutors said.
Wisconsin drunken driving suspect ran with baby along highway: police
(Reuters) – A woman who police said was trying to avoid a fourth drunken driving offense was arrested after being seen running alongside a major Wisconsin highway near Madison with her 9-month-old baby in a carrier, authorities said on Thursday.
University of California announces plan to raise tuition
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The University of California on Thursday proposed to hike tuition up to 5 percent annually over the next five years at its 10 campuses unless the state kicks in additional funding, part of what it called a “fee stability plan.”
Defense seeks brain exam for suspect in USS Cole warship bombing
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for the accused mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen asked a judge on Thursday that he be examined for brain injury from CIA interrogations.
Quadruple amputee sought in Florida after his parents are killed
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man who lost parts of all four limbs during a childhood illness is being sought as a “person of interest” in the shooting deaths of his parents earlier this week, law-enforcement officials said on Thursday.
Three Ohio teens admit to fake ALS bucket attack on autistic boy
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Three Ohio teenagers admitted at a juvenile court hearing on Thursday to pouring a bucket containing urine, cigarette butts and spit over the head of an autistic boy, court officials said.
Former Venezuelan judge pleads guilty in Miami drug money case
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan judge who was accused by the United States of involvement in drug trafficking pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on Wednesday to extortion, obstruction of justice and money laundering, according to court documen…
Texas’ Perry slams abuse of power charge at court hearing
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry made his first court appearance on Thursday to answer felony abuse of power charges and afterward criticized a special prosecution that has cast a shadow over his possible Republican presidential run i…
