Albino cobra on the loose in Southern California neighborhood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Animal control specialists searched for an albino cobra that was on the loose on Wednesday in a Southern California suburb, where the venomous reptile has slithered around at least since it bit a dog two days ago, officials said…
Idaho polygamous sect follower in plea deal over child injury offenses
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – A follower of a breakaway Mormon polygamous sect who came under public scrutiny after eight boys were taken from his Idaho home in a police raid will plead guilty to child-injury offenses in a plea agreement, prosecutors said o…
Feds probing some Chicago police-involved shootings: attorney
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The FBI and federal prosecutors are investigating some shootings in Chicago in which police were involved and in which a gun belonging to the person shot was not recovered, according to an attorney who represents police officers.
Oregon arsonist who posted ‘like my fire?’ on Facebook sent to prison
(Reuters) – An Oregon woman who set a 2013 wildfire to create work for her firefighter friends, an act of arson she later heralded in a “like my fire?” post on Facebook, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday.
Atlantic City’s laid off casino workers swell jobless rolls
ATLANTIC CITY N.J. (Reuters) – The closing of Atlantic City’s Revel casino has caused a rush of people signing up for unemployment benefits, with around 500 people lining up at a temporary resource center Wednesday morning.
Man charged in Kansas City triple slaying
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A Kansas man was charged on Wednesday with fatally shooting three people and critically injuring two others in a Kansas City neighborhood, prosecutors said.
Settlement reached over boy killed by fallen Alabama airport sign
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – The parents of a 10-year-old boy who died last year after a 300-pound (136-kg) sign fell on him at an Alabama airport settled a lawsuit on Wednesday with contractors who acknowledged their role in the accident, a lawyer for …
Honduran teen rescued from suspected smugglers in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 13-year-old Honduran boy held hostage by two human smugglers in an alleged attempt to extort more money from his family has been rescued from a Phoenix apartment, federal authorities said on Wednesday.
Judge in Colorado theater massacre case allows ballistics evidence
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge overseeing murder proceedings against accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes ruled on Wednesday that evidence linking bullet fragments and shell casings to weapons belonging to Holmes will be allowed at trial.
Underage driver to face charges in deadly Pennsylvania crash: authorities
PITTSBURGH Pa. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old underage driver will face criminal charges after crashing her father’s sports utility vehicle and killing three of her five teen-aged passengers in northeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities said on…
