GM compensation fund makes first offers to victims, gets more claims
DETROIT (Reuters) – The fund to compensate for deaths or injuries linked to General Motors Co vehicles with faulty ignition switches this week made its first cash offers to about 15 people, the office of the lawyer overseeing the program said on Wednes…
Appeals court clears way for early voting in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for voters in Ohio to begin casting in-person ballots as early as Tuesday, 35 days before the November midterm election.
Police arrest suspect in search for missing Virginia student
(Reuters) – Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the disappearance of a University of Virginia student who has been missing for 11 days, authorities said on Wednesday.
Kentucky man charged with making threats against Representatives
LOUISVILLE Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky man was charged by a federal grand jury on Wednesday with threatening to kill Republican Representative Andy Barr and his predecessor, former Representative Ben Chandler, a Democrat, prosecutors said.
Judge denies bid to move Boston Marathon bombing trial out of city
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied a bid by the accused Boston Marathon bomber to move his trial out of the city that was the site of the worst mass-casualty attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.
Misunderstanding leads to Florida mall shooting; suspects die in car crash
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A shooting in a Florida store began with a misunderstanding when a shopper whistled to get his son’s attention and ended with two shot and two dead in a car crash, authorities said on Wednesday.
Colorado students stage walkouts to protest proposed curriculum
DENVER (Reuters) – Hundreds of high school students in Colorado’s second-largest school district staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest proposed changes to a history curriculum that would stress patriotism and discourage civil disobedience.
Lawyers for Florida quarterback, accuser discussed payment for her silence in rape case: report
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Lawyers involved in the case over rape accusations against Florida State University quarterback, Jameis Winston, said a financial payoff was discussed in exchange for the silence of his female accuser, but they disagreed over w…
ACLU sues Mississippi county over long detentions
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against a Mississippi county for holding detainees for close to a year without formal charge or access to an attorney, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania ambush suspect spotted several times, police say
BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) – The suspect in the killing of a Pennsylvania trooper is playing a cat-and-mouse game in the deep woods of the Pocono Mountains, eluding capture even though trackers have spotted him several times since the Sept. 12 shooti…
