Seventh-day Adventist church sued over allegations of abuse in youth program
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Two men who say they were molested in the 1970s by a youth group leader in Oregon sued the Seventh-day Adventist church for $13.5 million on Tuesday, saying it had appointed a known pedophile to head the program and failed to …
Ohio teenager found guilty of two ‘knockout game’ robberies of $10
(Reuters) – An Ohio teenager was found guilty after he pleaded no contest on Tuesday to two “knockout game” robberies in which he and two teenage accomplices stole a total of $10, prosecutors said.
Mississippi woman stands trial in fatal buttocks injection case
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi woman accused of administering an unlicensed silicone buttocks injection to a patient who later died should be convicted of murder, prosecutors told jurors in a trial that commenced on Tuesday.
Suspect in L.A. killings charged with two other shootings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of committing three apparently random shotgun slayings within a single hour on Sunday was formally charged on Tuesday with two other shootings, one of them fatal, police and prosecutors…
Hurricane Cristobal moving away from U.S., but rip currents likely
MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Cristobal continued to turn to the northeast on Tuesday, moving away from the Bahamas and the United States coast but is still likely to stir up dangerous coastal conditions, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Cristobal moving away from U.S., but rip currents likely
MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Cristobal continued to turn to the northeast on Tuesday, moving away from the Bahamas and the United States coast but is still likely to stir up dangerous coastal conditions, the National Hurricane Center said.
Detroit’s $1.8 billion refunding bonds priced in muni market
(Reuters) – Detroit completed the pricing on Tuesday of $1.8 billion of water and sewer refinancing bonds related to a tender offer aimed at dealing with a big chunk of the bankrupt city’s debt.
U.S. court will not block lawsuits over Connecticut SWAT raid
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Connecticut police cannot claim immunity to quash lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages from a botched 2008 raid by a SWAT team that severely injured a homeowner and killed…
Defense for Alabama murder suspect cites ‘stand your ground’ law
(Reuters) – An Alabama man charged with stabbing his cousin to death inside the victim’s home was lawfully standing his ground, his lawyers told jurors in a trial that concluded its second day on Tuesday, while prosecutors called him a murderer.
American man suspected of fighting with Islamic State is killed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American man suspected of fighting alongside Islamic State militants who have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria to the alarm of the Baghdad government and its allies in the West has been killed in Syria, a U.S. official sa…
