Jury to weigh murder in pig mask stabbing of ‘messy’ ex-wife
MORRISTOWN N.J. (Reuters) – A prosecutor on Tuesday held up the rubber pig mask found on the face of a woman stabbed 84 times and told the jury in the murder trial of the victim’s ex-husband it showed his contempt for the woman he called a messy housek…
Paterno’s son and other ex-coach sue Penn State for lost careers
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Two former assistant football coaches at Penn State University, including the son of disgraced former head coach Joe Paterno, are suing the school for actions they say wrecked their careers in the wake of the child sex-abuse …
Ohio man sentenced to 30 years for enslaving woman, child
CLEVELAND Ohio (Reuters) – An Ohio man convicted of enslaving a mentally disabled woman and her young daughter for nearly two years was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday, according to a federal prosecutor’s office.
Donut capers stymie police in Oregon
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Police in a Portland suburb have a sticky situation on their hands: for more than a month, mysterious vandals have been smearing pastries on cars, depositing donuts in lawns and leaving cakes strewn about the streets.
Tennessee man arrested for threatening to kill Obama, others
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama and other politicians in expletive-laced voicemails will appear in court this week, officials said on Tuesday.
Last victim of fatal Washington mudslide believed found
(Reuters) – The last victim of a massive mudslide that buried much of a community in the Cascade foothills of Washington state in March and killed 43 people is believed to have been found, county authorities said on Tuesday.
Parched Texas town turns to sewage water to keep city flush with water
DALLAS (Reuters) – When the going got tough due one of with worst droughts in a century, the parched Texas city of Wichita Falls got going with its program to recycle sewage water for drinking.
Detroit workers, retirees give bankruptcy plan a boost
(Reuters) – Detroit will head into the critical phase of its historic bankruptcy case next month with the backing of an overwhelming majority of its active and retired workers and with opposition from a small, hard-core group of hold-out creditors.
Manhunt on for armed bandits in $181,000 heist at Atlantic City casino
AVON-BY-THE-SEA N.J. (Reuters) – A manhunt was underway on Tuesday for masked bandits who reportedly stole roughly $181,000 in an armed robbery at Caesar’s Atlantic City casino in New Jersey, police said.
Race for North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner is all about oil
TOWNER North Dakota (Reuters) – North Dakota’s biggest oil producers have picked a side and put money into an obscure election for the state’s agriculture commissioner, hoping to ward off a rising Democratic challenger who could limit development of ne…
