Couple accused of Amish sisters’ kidnap charged with child sex exploitation
SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) – A couple accused of kidnapping two Amish sisters in northern New York state in August were charged on Thursday in federal court in Syracuse with sexual exploitation of children and child pornography possession.
Police seek shooting suspect at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport
(Reuters) – Police in Arizona arrested one man and were seeking another at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport on Thursday after officers pursued a car there carrying suspects in a shooting at a nearby gas station forecourt, authorities said.
Baltimore cop who cut dog’s throat was within his rights: lawyer
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer facing felony animal cruelty charges after cutting the throat of a dog that bit a pregnant woman on the hand in June was legally authorized to euthanize the animal, his lawyer said on Thursday.
U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama’s plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants on Thursday, a major part of his military campaign to “degrade and destroy” the radical group…
In Barry Bonds appeal, U.S. judges take swings at Justice Department
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several U.S. appeals court judges appeared skeptical on Thursday about the Department of Justice’s attempt to preserve a criminal conviction against baseball home run king Barry Bonds that resulted from a steroids probe.
Deputy missing in Texas after patrol car swept away in heavy rain
(Reuters) – Rescue workers were searching on Thursday for a sheriff’s deputy whose patrol car was washed downstream at a low water crossing during heavy rains in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
All county sheriffs in Colorado halt federal immigration holds: ACLU
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s 64 sheriffs will no longer honor federal government requests to hold suspected illegal immigrants beyond their release date on the charges they were arrested for, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Thursday.
Seattle set to change name of Columbus Day holiday
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle, named after a Native American tribal chief, is poised to become the next major U.S city after Minneapolis to officially change the name of a federal holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus’ 15th century arrival in the …
Suspect in Pennsylvania police ambush put on FBI wanted list
CANADENSIS Pa. (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday added the name of the suspect in last week’s ambush of two Pennsylvania troopers to its list of the 10 most wanted fugitives, almost a week after a manhunt began for the person who killed one officer and w…
Washington D.C. voters back legal pot by 2-1 margin: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – District of Columbia voters back legalized marijuana by a nearly two-to-one margin less than seven weeks before a referendum on the issue, according to a poll released on Thursday.
