New York man gets 17 years in beating death of nursing home roommate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York nursing home resident who pleaded guilty to clubbing to death his 71-year-old roommate has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Prostitute gave client heroin overdose: California police
(Reuters) – Police in California have arrested a woman they described as a high-priced prostitute who is suspected of murdering a man by injecting him with a fatal dose of heroin on board his yacht in a Santa Cruz harbor, authorities said.
Congress seen unlikely to block threatened New York transit strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Congress will likely not intervene to prevent a threatened strike this month that would shut down the Long Island Rail Road, the country’s largest commuter rail system, a U.S. representative from New York said on Wednesday.
Teen arrested in killing of New Jersey girl shot on her scooter
(Reuters) – A teen was arrested in the killing of a 12-year-old girl who was riding on her scooter near a family gathering in Paterson, New Jersey, when she was struck by a stray bullet, officials said on Wednesday.
Girlfriend says she told accused Boston bomber’s friend to dump backpack
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Kazakh woman said in a videotaped deposition shown in court on Wednesday she demanded that her boyfriend dispose of a backpack containing empty fireworks shells he had taken from the college dorm room of his friend Dzhokhar Tsarnae…
Arizona professor admits resisting arrest during scuffle
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A professor in Arizona who scuffled with campus police after being stopped for walking in the middle of the street at night pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, court officials said.
Berkeley, California orders free pot for poor patients
BERKELEY California (Reuters) – A California college town known for its liberal activism has voted to make medicinal marijuana dispensaries give away free a small amount of their pot to the poor.
Accused Silk Road creator loses bid to dismiss U.S. indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man accused of creating Silk Road, which U.S. authorities said was an online drug marketplace, lost his bid on Wednesday to dismiss a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to deal illegal narcotics and launder money.
Michigan man charged with murder in death of soccer referee
(Reuters) – A soccer player accused of punching a referee and fatally injuring him during a weekend game in a Detroit suburb has been charged with second-degree murder, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Storm leaves 244,000 in dark, shuts Buckeye pipeline in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – Over 244,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states remained without power on Wednesday after severe thunderstorms rolled through the region overnight.
