Father on trial, daughter denies wanting Iraqi-American mother dead
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The daughter of an Iraqi-American man accused of killing his wife in California in what was first investigated as a hate crime denied under cross-examination by a defense lawyer on Monday that she ever said she wanted her mother d…
Body found in Indiana lake may be that of missing Michigan doctor
(Reuters) – Police have told the parents of a missing Michigan doctor a body recovered from a northwestern Indiana lake may be that of their daughter, a private investigator working the case said on Monday.
Drug boat found in California near popular Malibu-area beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A drug smuggling boat loaded with roughly a ton of marijuana was found beached on Monday in California near a popular Malibu-area surfing spot, and three people located nearby were detained for questioning, a Los Angeles County …
Rescued sailboat family set to return to San Diego on Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after the youngest of two children became seriously ill are due to return to California on Wednesday aboard a U.S. warship that picked them up over the weekend, Navy and Coast Guard o…
Rescued sailboat family set to return to San Diego on Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after the youngest of two children became seriously ill are due to return to California on Wednesday aboard a U.S. warship that picked them up over the weekend, Navy and Coast Guard o…
Obamacare ‘accomplishing goal’: Gallup poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The percentage of Americans without health insurance dipped to its lowest in nearly six years due in part to U.S. President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, commonly known as Obamacare, according to a Gallup poll released on M…
Vandals tip over smart cars on San Francisco streets
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Vandals flipped over a handful of miniature Smart cars parked in two typically quiet San Francisco neighborhoods on Monday, authorities said.
Ex-Atlanta school superintendent’s trial delayed for health reasons
ATLANTA (Reuters) – After a courtroom outburst from a civil rights leader, a judge on Monday delayed the trial of a terminally ill former Atlanta school superintendent accused of conspiring to alter students’ standardized test scores.
Accused Colorado movie theater gunman seeks change of venue
DENVER (Reuters) – Lawyers for the man charged with mass murder in a 2012 shooting frenzy that left 12 people dead at a Colorado movie theater have asked that his upcoming trial be moved out of the suburban Denver county where the case has been prosecu…
Fort Hood base shooting rampage lasted eight minutes: investigators
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The shooting rampage at Fort Hood U.S. Army base last week started with an argument over leave and lasted eight minutes, with the suspected shooter getting in and out of his car as he fired on soldiers he worked with and other…
