U.S. Coast Guard reopens vessel traffic in lower Mississippi River
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said it reopened the lower Mississippi River to all traffic transiting around the International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) near Gretna, Louisiana, on Wednesday afternoon following a multi-vessel collision earlier in th…
Final pair convicted in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas case: prosecutors
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The final two defendants of 73 members and associates convicted in a six-year investigation into the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas have pleaded guilty to racketeering in federal courts, a federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Texas shuts company for running online high school ‘diploma mill’
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas has won court approval to close a Houston-based company the state said ran a fraudulent online program that offered high school diplomas for a flat fee and no course work, state officials said on Wednesday.
October court date set for Pittsburgh-area teen accused in stabbings
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – An October court date has been set for a high school student accused of stabbing 21 people at a Pittsburgh-area high school in April, but delays are expected, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Man indicted for bomb hoax at Louisiana university
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with a bomb hoax last month at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that forced an evacuation of the campus and triggered a large-scale police response, prosecutors said on We…
Minnesota man arrested for 1983 murder in Texas
(Reuters) – A Minnesota man has been arrested for the murder of a Texas businessman in a cold case that had gone unsolved for 31 years, authorities said on Wednesday.
Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 suspect should be tried with others
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – A military judge ruled on Wednesday that one of the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States must at least temporarily rejoin the other four defendants in a single trial despite concerns about …
U.S. sets new ground beef procedures to stop E. coli outbreaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced new procedures for detecting and removing unsafe ground beef from grocery stores and suppliers as part of efforts to prevent potentially deadly illnesses caused by contami…
Body of American found in suitcase in Indonesian island of Bali
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The body of an American tourist from Chicago has been found stuffed into a suitcase in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and the victim’s daughter and her boyfriend have been arrested for what police suspect was a gruesome murder.
Arizona convicted murderer asks for sentencing retrial delay
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Convicted murderer Jodi Arias, serving as her own attorney, asked an Arizona judge on Wednesday to delay her upcoming sentencing phase retrial for murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2008.
