Four arrested in kidnapping of 16-year-old Arizona boy
(Reuters) – Police in Arizona have arrested four men suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old Tucson boy, beating him, and demanding his family pay a ransom for his safe return, authorities said on Friday.
U.S. gun control group takes aim at ‘bad apple’ dealers
(Reuters) – One of the largest U.S. gun control groups is launching a campaign against gun dealers who sell weapons to criminals which include protests and a slate of lawsuits.
Lawyers for accused Colorado theater gunman oppose televising trial
DENVER (Reuters) – Attorneys for accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes oppose requests by news media to televise his trial, arguing the presence of cameras would jeopardize his due process rights, a court filing made public on Friday showed.
U.S. judge approves $41 million settlement of ‘Central Park Jogger’ suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has approved a $41 million settlement between New York City and five men wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a woman jogger in Central Park, ending a decade-long civil rights lawsuit stemming from the infamous …
N.J. woman with three jobs eulogized as face of low-wage worker
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Maria Fernandes, a New Jersey woman with three part-time jobs who died while sleeping in her car between shifts, was remembered on Friday as much for her generosity as for becoming the face of millions of struggling U.S. low-wag…
Minnesota man gets two-year sentence for soldier identity thefts
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to identity theft for swiping personal data including Social Security numbers on 400 soldiers from his former U.S. Army unit was sentenced in federal court on Friday to two years in prison.
New York man gets life in prison for killing policeman and driver
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday for fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop on Long Island and killing a second man in an attempt to escape, the local prosecutor said.
Alabama federal judge resolves wife-beating charge with court program
(Reuters) – An Alabama federal district court judge facing accusations he beat his wife agreed on Friday to attend a 24-week program on family and domestic violence and undergo a substance abuse assessment to resolve the charges, his attorney said.
Daimler to hike Mercedes production in Alabama by 60,000 vehicles
(Reuters) – Daimler AG will hike output at its Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant by 60,000 vehicles annually as it increases production of the C-Class sedan and adds a new sports utility vehicle, the ML Coupe, Daimler’s chief executive officer said on Friday…
Iraq refiles case in U.S. court over disputed Kurdish crude
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Iraq has refiled in U.S. court to gain control of $100 million of Kurdish crude oil on a tanker near Texas, days after the court ruled it lacked jurisdiction to seize the cargo but said it could hear arguments over who is the oil’s …
