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.
FBI investigates Ford engineer after listening devices found -Ford
DETROIT (Reuters) – A former Ford Motor Co engineer is being investigated by the FBI after listening devices were found in meeting rooms at company offices, the automaker said on Friday.
