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…
Judge scraps electronic evidence in ex-NFL star’s murder case
BOSTON (Reuters) – A judge has thrown out some electronic evidence in a murder case against former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez because of a paperwork problem, according to local media reports on Tuesday.
Serial flight stowaway from California arrested in Arizona
(Reuters) – A serial airplane stowaway recently released from jail in California was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday on charges of criminal trespass for lingering at the Phoenix airport without a ticket, police said.
Colorado governor defends death sentence comment as ‘hypothetical’
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said on Tuesday that he was responding to a hypothetical question when he raised the possibility of granting clemency to the state’s longest-serving death row inmate should he lose his re-election …
Official proposes turning Houston Astrodome into indoor park
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A commissioner in the Texas county that is home to the Houston Astrodome wants to turn what was once described as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” into a huge indoor park.
Surf’s up: Hurricane Marie sends big waves to Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Waves up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) high generated by a Pacific Ocean hurricane will hammer Southern California beaches in coming days, creating dangerous conditions for beachgoers and threatening coastal flooding, meteorologists s…
USC to vet football player’s rescue story after doubts: coach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The University of Southern California plans to vet the story of how one of its football players injured himself rescuing a young nephew from a swimming pool after it received calls questioning the account, head coach Steve Sarki…
Impasse over Kurdish tanker near Texas to drag on, more tussles likely: source
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A tanker loaded with $100 million of Kurdish crude oil cannot be delivered in Texas soon because of risks for buyers as Iraq mulls further legal challenges, so a month-long standoff will drag on, a source close to the matter said on…
With Lady Luck no longer at its side, Revel casino details closure plan
(Reuters) – As hopes for a last-minute buyer dim, Atlantic City’s Revel casino has laid out its closure plans, from disposing of opened bottles of alcohol to cashing unredeemed poker chips.
