Kansas man arrested after baby girl dies in hot car
(Reuters) – A foster parent for a 10-month-old Kansas girl who died after being left in a car in sweltering heat for more than two hours has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child endangerment, police said on Friday.
Chinese grad student found beaten to death near USC campus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Chinese graduate student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has been found dead in his off-campus apartment after being assaulted late at night on his way home, police and university officials said.
Colorado deputies end dramatic crime spree captured on camera
DENVER (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies in Colorado ended a two-hour crime spree by a couple suspected of carjacking when a lone officer tackled a gun-toting man following a dramatic pursuit that was caught on camera.
One Kuwaiti inmate to stay at Guantanamo, second goes home: panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti man with links to al Qaeda will remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison, while a second is cleared for transfer home, a U.S. national security panel said on Friday.
Judge denies bid for new trial in ‘Fatal Vision’ murder case
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An Army doctor whose conviction for the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters prompted the bestseller “Fatal Vision” and a television mini-series has failed to convince a U.S. judge he deserves another trial…
Kansas top court overturns death sentences in ‘Wichita Massacre’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday overturned death sentences for two brothers convicted in the 2000 execution-style murder of four people on a snowy soccer field in Wichita, ruling that the trial judge erred in refusing to conduct …
Landlords say San Francisco anti-eviction law unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – (This story corrects to show family lives in duplex but wants to take possession of entire building in paragraph four)
Massachusetts judge won’t toss murder charge against ex-NFL player
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge refused to toss out murder and firearms charges against ex-New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez in last summer’s killing of a semi-professional soccer player.
House report blasts Eisenhower Memorial as ‘five-star folly,’ cites costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The troubled Eisenhower Memorial designed by celebrity architect Frank Gehry is a “five-star folly” plagued by rising costs, construction delays and design problems, congressional investigators said on Friday.
Ride-sharing service Lyft reaches deal to allow New York City launch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lyft Inc has signed an agreement with New York authorities that will allow the ride-sharing service to launch in New York City with commercial drivers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Friday.
