New Jersey MS-13 gang members charged with racketeering, conspiracy
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Three men described by prosecutors as New Jersey members of MS-13, a street gang with turf stretching from Salvadorean prisons to U.S. coastal cities, appeared in a New Jersey federal court on Friday on charges of racketeering a…
Authorities identify mummified remains of woman in Detroit suburb
(Reuters) – A woman whose mummified remains were found in her garage in a Detroit suburb up to five years after her death has been identified through DNA tests, an official said on Friday.
After U.S. deportation, a Honduran mother and daughter’s uncertain fate
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – When 9-year-old Genesis stepped off a plane in Honduras after being deported from the United States, she was excited at the thought of seeing her cousins. For her mother, Victoria Cordova, the homecoming was terrifying: she fear…
Obama to sign order Monday barring federal discrimination against gays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, senior administration officials said.
University of Connecticut in $1.3 million settlement deal on sex assault lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The University of Connecticut on Friday said it had reached a $1.3 million deal to settle a 2013 lawsuit filed by five current and former students charging that the school had mishandled claims of sexual assault and harassment.
Dump-truck driver charged in fatal crash into lake in New Jersey
(Reuters) – A dump-truck driver was charged on Friday with killing another driver after crashing into the back of a car at a red light in New Jersey, sending both vehicles into a lake, the local prosecutor said.
Texas Rangers names its first woman lieutenant
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The Texas Rangers, the nearly 200-year-old law enforcement agency known for white cowboy hats and silver star badges, has named its first female lieutenant, officials said on Friday.
U.S. judicial agency OKs early release of federal prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 46,000 drug offenders will be eligible for early release from federal prison under an amendment to sentencing guidelines passed on Friday by a U.S. judiciary agency – unless Congress blocks the change.
Man, allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, dies after chokehold by NYC police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man, described as an asthmatic father of six, died after New York police tackled him in front of a beauty parlor and put him in a chokehold on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes.
U.S. Congress staffer arrested on weapons charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A staff member for a Pennsylvania congressman was arrested on Friday after he tried to carry a handgun and magazine into a House of Representatives office building, U.S. Capitol Police said.
