Central American migrants in Texas flown to Arizona and released
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Authorities flew 400 people suspected of entering the United States illegally to Arizona over the weekend and released them at bus stops because detention facilities were full after a surge in migrants, U.S. officials said on Thursd…
Lawyers seek closed jury selection in Colorado theater shooting
CENTENNIAL Colo. (Reuters) – Prosecutors and the lawyers defending accused theater gunman James Holmes told a Colorado judge on Thursday that initial questioning of prospective jurors in the mass murder case should be closed to the public and media.
Man pleads guilty to intimidating Florida Republican voters in 2012 election
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Seattle man pleaded guilty on Thursday to identity fraud and voter intimidation for forged letters he sent to 200 Republican donors in Florida that told them they were ineligible to vote in the 2012 presidential election.
Texas woman gets 10 years in jail for animal torture videos
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for her role in making sexual fetish films called “crush videos” that show women using weapons and stiletto high heels to bludgeon and torture animals.
California top court says police must name officers in shootings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police departments in the state must as a general rule disclose the names of officers involved in shootings, despite claims by a police union that doing so would endanger their…
Lawmakers suggest NATO, not Russia, buy French warships
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers urged France on Thursday to cancel the sale of two advanced helicopter carrier ships to Russia and suggested that NATO buy or lease them instead.
Dozens in ‘Bricks R Us’ drug ring arrested in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced the arrest on Thursday of 44 people with ties to a brazen gang that wore T-shirts boasting of their drug-dealing prowess.
Mutilated corpse found in Wyoming identified as Mexican national
(Reuters) – A mutilated corpse found in Wyoming by a duck hunter and his son has been identified as a Mexican national who lived in a ranching community in the state, authorities said on Thursday.
Groups file U.S. data request on four ‘terrorists’ arrested in Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two U.S. groups critical of the government’s counter-terrorism policies have asked the Obama administration to release information about four Miami exiles arrested last month in Cuba and accused of planning armed attacks against the i…
Cracks on glass floor 103 stories above Chicago shock four men
(Reuters) – Four men had a terrifying few moments when the glass floor they were standing on 103 stories above Chicago in the Willis Tower observation deck appeared to develop cracks.
