U.S. lawyers for Blackwater guards say 2007 Baghdad shooting was self defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Blackwater security guards faced gunfire from multiple directions and acted in self defense when they shot into a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007, their lawyers told a jury on Wednesday in a case over the killing of 14 unarmed peo…
U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it had captured a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador and ignited a political fire…
Missouri gun owner wins apology from police in dispute over video
(Reuters) – A Missouri man who ran into trouble with police when shooting his gun on his family’s property and then was ordered to take a video of the incident off the Internet has won an apology from the local police chief and settled his lawsuit agai…
Mother who documented son’s illness charged with his murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A single mother in New York state who documented the medical struggles of her 5-year-old son on social media has been charged with murdering him by putting a toxic dose of sodium in his feeding tube.
U.S. says cable, fiber Internet speeds mostly as hyped; DSL lags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. cable and fiber Internet providers generally deliver the download speeds they advertise, though not consistently, while DSL connections increasingly fail to meet promised speeds, the Federal Communications Commission said on…
Holdout creditors in Detroit bankruptcy question secret order
(Reuters) – A group of holdout creditors is asking the federal judge overseeing Detroit historic bankruptcy case to unseal an unusual secret mediation order made last week so that they can understand the terms of mediation.
Charges dismissed against Tennessee student choked while handcuffed
(Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against a Tennessee college student whose choking while handcuffed was captured in internationally circulated pictures and led to the dismissal of a sheriff’s deputy.
NY man on trial for rape accusations in stepdaughter’s college essay
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday deliberated the fate of a New York man on trial for rape after his stepdaughter wrote in her college application essay about being sexually abused by him as a child.
Scarfo organized crime case goes to jury in New Jersey
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A federal jury in New Jersey on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of reputed mobster Nicodemo Scarfo Jr. in an alleged organized-crime takeover of a Texas-based mortgage company.
South Carolina teen fights to wear makeup in his DMV license photo
(Reuters) – A national transgender advocacy group has asked South Carolina officials to retake the driver’s license photo of a teenager who says his free speech rights were violated when he was not allowed to wear makeup for his original picture.
