Two sentenced to combined 75 years for Florida bank robberies
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two South Florida men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their role in a month-long string of armed bank robberies that crisscrossed the state, netting an undisclosed sum.
U.S. court in Ohio overturns hate crime convictions of 16 Amish
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Ohio on Wednesday overturned the hate crime convictions of an Amish sect leader and 15 of his followers in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow members of their religious faith.
Son found dead at New Jersey home of man who killed wife at hospital: police
(Reuters) – A southern New Jersey man shot and killed his wife in her hospital room on Wednesday before shooting and critically wounding himself, authorities said, adding the body of their son was found at their home shortly afterward.
‘Cops’ TV show employee killed by police while recording Omaha robbery
OMAHA Neb. (Reuters) – Omaha police accidentally shot and killed an audio technician for the long-running reality television show “Cops” while he was recording officers responding to an armed robbery, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. court clears FedEx Ground drivers to pursue wage, benefit claims
(Reuters) – Groups of mostly former FedEx drivers in California and Oregon can move forward with lawsuits alleging they are owed unpaid wages and benefits under state and federal labor laws after a U.S. appeals court said Wednesday they were employees,…
California bill mandating drone privacy rules heads to governor
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Strict regulations on how law enforcement and other government agencies can use drones won passage by California lawmakers on Wednesday, a move supporters said would protect privacy and prevent warrantless surveillance.
Miami voters approve $400 million waterside observation tower
MIAMI (Reuters) – A sweeping majority of Miami voters have cleared the way for a local developer to build a 1,000-foot-tall waterside tower that will feature a nightclub, bungee-jumping platform and vertical “drop ride” sending thrill-seekers plummetin…
California mulls bill to remove guns from potential offenders
(Reuters) – A bill allowing family members to ask a judge to order firearms removed from people likely to commit gun violence advanced in California on Wednesday, one of several gun control measures up for votes in the last week of the state’s legislat…
U.S. mother pleads to Islamic State leader for her son’s release
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of an American journalist held captive by militant group Islamic State released a video on Wednesday appealing directly to the group’s leader for his release.
U.S., Blackwater defense clash on jury summary of shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. prosecutor and a lawyer for a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard on Wednesday presented a jury with starkly different summaries of a 2007 shooting at a Baghdad traffic circle that sparked international outrage and …
