Even as shootings rise, murder rate falls in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of shootings in New York City has spiked by 13 percent so far this year, though the murder rate is on track to hit a 50-year low, a statistical paradox that experts said reflects quick medical response.
North Carolina man accused of holding German woman captive
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina man was charged with human trafficking after he sexually assaulted a Russian-born German citizen he met online, took her money and held her against her will for several days, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge orders ExxonMobil produce documents on Arkansas spill
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge has denied ExxonMobil Corp’s bid to dismiss a government lawsuit and instead ordered the oil giant to hand over documents going back decades on a pipeline that ruptured last year and inundated an Arkansas town with oil….
Florida woman’s retrial in ‘warning-shot’ case delayed over new legislation
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – The retrial of a Florida woman who had her conviction for shooting at her abusive husband overturned on appeal was postponed on Tuesday to wait for new legislation inspired by the public outcry over her case.
U.S. OK’s BP surveys of Alaskan oilfields; boosts drone maker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BP has been authorized to use unmanned aircraft to conduct surveys of pipelines and other infrastructure on Alaska’s North Slope, the first commercial drone flights over U.S. land, government authorities said on Tuesday, giving a…
Reports of sex crimes up at colleges and universities: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reports of forcible sex crimes at colleges and universities increased by over 50 percent to 2011 from 2001, even as on-campus crime has declined for every other category, according to a federal report released on Tuesday.
Occupy Wall Street protesters win $583,000 settlement from New York: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay $583,000 in a settlement with 14 Occupy Wall Street protesters who were arrested during a New Year’s Day march in 2012, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Tuesday.
U.S. appeals court rules against authors in book-scanning lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Universities and research libraries that created a searchable online database for millions of books did not violate copyright protections belonging to authors whose works were scanned, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
FDA advises pregnant women to eat more low-mercury fish
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators recommended on Tuesday that pregnant women, nursing mothers and women who might become pregnant increase the amount of low-mercury fish they eat to between eight and 12 ounces a week as they issued a long-awaited …
Grandson of U.S. naval historian charged with stealing records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The grandson of late U.S. naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison has been charged with stealing historical records related to his Pulitzer Prize-winning grandfather, federal authorities said on Tuesday.
