Two California men indicted on mink farm sabotage charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Los Angeles-area activists accused of sabotaging an Illinois mink farm and freeing 2,000 of the weasel-like animals from captivity there have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and interstate travel to interfere …
Colorado judge backs county clerk over gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – A state judge in Colorado on Thursday backed a county clerk who has issued more than 100 marriage licenses to gay couples, and another county clerk in Denver said she would begin issuing the permits.
Friend of accused Boston bomber watched bag hauled away: agent
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber charged with obstruction watched a garbage truck haul away a backpack containing fireworks he and two other men had taken from the suspect’s dorm room, an FBI agent testified on Thursday…
Detroit boy was abused, harshly disciplined: state petition
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old Detroit boy found in his basement 11 days after being reported missing was ordered by his father to do heavy workouts twice a day and was beaten with plastic piping, according to court documents.
Man charged with killing six members of same Texas family
SPRING Texas (Reuters) – A man accused of fatally shooting four children ages 4 to 14 and their parents after entering their suburban Houston home disguised as a FedEx delivery man while looking for his former wife was charged with capital murder on Th…
California man gets 15 year sentence in China spying case
OAKLAND Calif. (Reuters) – A California businessman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for stealing DuPont trade secrets to help a state-owned Chinese company develop a white pigment used in a wide range of products.
Supporters optimistic after ex-U.S. Marine appears in Mexico court
(Reuters) – Supporters of a former U.S. Marine held for more than three months in a Mexican jail on weapons charges said on Thursday they were encouraged by his first court appearance and were hopeful he would be home soon.
Florida man executed for 1994 rape and murder of girl
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – A man who confessed to the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, the Florida Department of Corrections said.
Judge asked to block North Carolina voting changes before midterms
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s overhauled election law should be halted before the midterm elections in November to avoid discrimination against African Americans and young voters, lawyers for the Justice Department and civil rights gr…
Hoping for progress, San Bernardino sets bankruptcy case deadlines
RIVERSIDE Calif. (Reuters) – The city of San Bernardino, California, set new deadlines in an effort to accomplish some measure of progress in a municipal bankruptcy case that has slowed to a crawl over the past two years.
