U.S. tornadoes kill 34, threaten more damage in South
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) – At least 34 people across six states were killed in tornadoes unleashed by a ferocious storm system that razed neighborhoods and threatened more destruction in heavily populated parts of the U.S. South on Tuesday.
Minnesota man convicted in killing of unarmed teens
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Reuters) – A Minnesota man was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of two unarmed teenagers who broke into his house.
Blast at Los Angeles-area polishing shop injures 11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Eleven workers were injured, two critically, on Tuesday in an explosion and fire at a Los Angeles-area metal polishing shop apparently caused by an accumulation of dust and lint in an air duct, officials said.
Texas father on trial for putting son in box as punishment
GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the start of a child abuse trial on Tuesday accused a Texas father of locking his 9-year-old son in a tiny wooden cell to punish him.
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin voter ID law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin’s voter identification law places an unnecessary burden on poor and minority voters and must be struck down, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Food poisoning fells more than 100 at Maryland food safety summit
(Reuters) – A U.S. food safety summit in Maryland earlier this month has become a cautionary tale after more than 100 attendees came down with suspected food poisoning.
Two aides to Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief plead guilty in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In one of the most high-profile international drug cases in the United States, two aides to Guinea Bissau’s former navy chief, Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, have pleaded guilty in New York to their roles in a major cocaine trafficki…
New Jersey Governor Christie picks chair of embattled Port Authority
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday he has tapped former state Attorney General John Degnan to chair the board of the embattled Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
FBI creating unit to trace corrupt foreign assets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI will create a unit to help trace the assets of corrupt foreign leaders, to complement an existing group of prosecutors focused on the issue, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.
Ex-Black Panther offers guilty plea to kidnapping in 1984 hijacking
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) – A former Black Panther who returned to the United States nearly 30 years after he hijacked a plane to Cuba is offering to plead guilty to kidnapping, to avoid a more serious charge of air piracy, his lawyer said on …
