Probe gets three murder convictions tossed out in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three murder convictions from the 1980s that involved a retired police detective who has come under scrutiny were thrown out in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday at the request of the district attorney’s office.
Official at housing regulator threatens former boss, faces charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An official at the agency that regulates mortgage fund distributors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allegedly threatened to kill its former acting head last week and is now facing felony charges, according to police and court document…
First U.S. MERS patient to be isolated at home after discharge
(Reuters) – The first U.S. patient to test positive for the often deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus will remain isolated at home after he is released from an Indiana hospital, officials said on Tuesday.
Car trailing Obama daughters’ motorcade prompts White House lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A car that trailed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama’s daughters on to Pennsylvania Avenue prompted a security lockdown at the White House on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Clippers president takes leave after owner banned
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser has taken an indefinite leave of absence a week after the National Basketball Association moved to expel his boss, team owner Donald Sterling, for making racist comments, the NBA said o…
Cleveland survivor details captivity in book, forgives captor
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One of three women freed a year ago after more than a decade imprisoned in a Cleveland house wrote in harrowing detail of beatings, rapes and torture at the hands of her captor, Ariel Castro, and her need to forgive him to move on…
Police arrest Arizona student in threat, find ‘dummy’ bomb
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy suspected of threatening to attack his school was arrested on Tuesday at his suburban Phoenix home, where officers found what they first suspected was an explosive device and evacuated both his school and part of h…
Jurors hear dramatic hostage tale at U.S. trial of London imam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As volleys of gunfire rang out across the desert, the kidnapper stared at his captives and said, “It’s goodbye to you all.”
Car trailing Obama daughters’ motorcade prompts White House lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A car that trailed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama’s daughters on to Pennsylvania Avenue prompted a security lockdown at the White House on Tuesday.
U.S. cruise ship stranded in NY’s Hudson River hit a whale
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dead 45-foot female whale found in New York Harbor Monday morning was hit by a cruise ship that got stuck in the Hudson River over the weekend, authorities said on Tuesday.
