California attorney general asks lawyers to help immigrant children
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California’s attorney general has personally asked several major law firms to provide pro bono services to unaccompanied immigrant children flooding the U.S. border with Mexico, a signal that California views the growing c…
Police puzzled by dolls left on porches in California city
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police said on Thursday they were investigating porcelain dolls that had been left on the doorsteps of at least eight homes in a Southern California beach city that homeowners said bore a resemblance their daughters.
Milwaukee barber sentenced for role in Stradivarius violin theft
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee barber received a 3-1/2-year prison sentence on Thursday for supplying a stun gun used in the theft of a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert violinist.
Website lets donors pay Detroit residents’ overdue water bills
DETROIT (Reuters) – Widespread water shutoffs in Detroit have led to the creation of a website that allows donors to anonymously pay the overdue bills of residents in the bankrupt city, a site organizer said on Thursday.
Suspect in 1992 slaying of Illinois teen arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An elderly California man, long suspected in the unsolved killing of a Chicago-area youth 22 years ago, has been arrested in Los Angeles on a murder warrant from Illinois prosecutors, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state’s at…
Notorious drug smuggling ship towed to Seattle for scrapping
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A freighter seized off the coast of Washington state nearly four decades ago in one of the largest marijuana busts in the region’s history was moved to Seattle on Thursday and will eventually be scrapped, local officials said.
Indiana man charged in killing of police officer
GARY Ind. (Reuters) – A 25-year-old Indiana man was charged on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a Gary, Indiana, police officer in his patrol car earlier this month, city officials said.
Milwaukee barber sentenced for role in Stradivarius violin theft
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee barber received a 3-1/2-year prison sentence on Thursday for supplying a stun gun used in the theft of a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert violinist.
Senior U.S. lawmaker: Myanmar must reform before more sanctions easing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jade and rubies from Myanmar will remain banned from the United States unless the Asian nation moves to end a provision in its constitution that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president, a senior U.S. se…
Website lets donors pay Detroit residents’ overdue water bills
DETROIT (Reuters) – Widespread water shutoffs in Detroit have led to the creation of a website that allows donors to anonymously pay the overdue bills of residents in the bankrupt city, a site organizer said on Thursday.
