Judge overturns conviction, frees New York’s ‘cannibal cop’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered New York’s “cannibal cop” released from jail after overturning the former city police officer’s conviction for plotting to kidnap, kill and cook women.
Brazilian tourists leapfrog Britons visiting Florida
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Forget those stay-at-home, World Cup soccer-obsessed Brazilians.
Former NFL star Hernandez, facing murder charges, featured in calendar
(Reuters) – Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who has traded the gridiron for the courtroom as he faces charges of murdering three men, is featured as the July image in a calendar approved by his alma mater, the University of Florida, before he was char…
Three men killed crossing Atlanta road likely drunk: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three men were likely intoxicated when they tried to walk across a busy 12-lane interstate highway in Atlanta and were struck and killed by a pickup truck early on Tuesday, according to local police.
U.S. court strikes down Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a ban on same-sex marriage in Kentucky as a violation of the U.S. Constitution, the latest in a string of court rulings across the United States voiding state laws that restrict the right to marry.
Texas man who sought to blow up pipeline, wrote to Unabomber in plea deal
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of trying to blow up a gas pipeline and seeking guidance from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski reached a plea deal with prosecutors under which he will go to prison for an undisclosed term, court documents filed on Tuesday…
Monica Lewinsky revisits ‘humiliation’ of Clinton affair in interview
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Monica Lewinsky, the one-time White House intern whose affair with Bill Clinton in the 1990s nearly brought down his presidency, said she ended up feeling like “the most humiliated woman in the world.”
Idaho university allows armed patrols as law takes effect
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – Public safety officers armed with semi-automatic pistols will patrol Idaho State University for the first time on Tuesday to safeguard students and staff, in response to a new state law allowing concealed weapons on college cam…
Washington legal pot effort has enough signatures for vote -chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Backers of legal marijuana in Washington have enough signatures to put the issue to a referendum that faces potential hurdles in Congress, the initiative’s head said on Tuesday.
First Atlantic tropical depression forms east of Florida: NHC
(Reuters) – A low-pressure area east of Florida has turned into a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday in its latest advisory.
