Colorado movie theater massacre trial may be televised, judge rules
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge presiding over the Colorado theater massacre case ruled on Tuesday that he will allow the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes to be recorded for television despite opposition from lawyers on both sides, a court ruling…
California governor signs ‘gun violence restraining order’ law
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – People who fear a close relative may commit gun violence will be able to petition a judge to temporarily remove the person’s firearms in California, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brow…
Jailbreak in Washington state goes unnoticed for two days
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state man jailed on robbery charges managed to slip away from a detention facility last week in an escape that went unnoticed for two days until his lawyer arrived for a visit, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers rebuke Secret Service over White House breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Secret Service faced scathing criticism on Tuesday for the agency allowing an intruder with a knife to run into the White House and the Washington Post reported a separate security lapse of an armed contracto…
Accused Pennsylvania stabber rejected by psychiatric unit: judge
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A western Pennsylvania teenager accused of stabbing 21 people at his high school in April was refused admission to a Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital due to safety concerns, a judge said on Tuesday.
Self-defense in Florida loud music shooting disputed as trial closes
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – A middle-aged white man on trial for murder in the shooting death of a black teenager during a dispute about loud music told a Florida jury on Tuesday he thought his life was in danger and showed little remorse as he descr…
Brooklyn science teacher charged with sexually abusing students
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City high school science teacher who was already facing charges of sending a sexually explicit photograph to a student was arrested at court on Tuesday on new charges of sexually abusing six other teenage girls, prosecut…
Reward offered for ‘AK-47 Bandit’ over U.S. bank robberies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities offered a $100,000 reward on Tuesday for the so-called “AK-47 Bandit,” who carried an assault rifle in a string of bank robberies across the U.S. West, in one case opening fire and seriously wounding a police officer…
Florida to mail out $200 million in college refunds, week before election
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Just before Election Day, thousands of Florida families who participate in prepaid college savings plans will receive refunds, or major cuts in their monthly payments, and Governor Rick Scott is not shy about taking credit …
Pipe bombs found by police tracking Pennsylvania ambush suspect
BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) – A pair of pipe bombs was discovered by teams searching the Pocono Mountains for Eric Frein, the survivalist suspected in an ambush of two Pennsylvania state troopers that killed one of them, a police official said on Tues…
