Hundreds arrested in New Jersey heroin sweep
(Reuters) – More than 300 people have been arrested in a heroin sweep in northern New Jersey that netted more than $350,000 worth of the drug, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Guinea-Bissau’s ex-navy chief pleads guilty in U.S. drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s former navy chief, captured in a high-profile drug sting on the West African coast, has secretly pleaded guilty ahead of a trial on charges he conspired to import narcotics into the United States, court sources said…
U.S. reconstitutes group to fight homegrown extremists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is reviving a law enforcement group to investigate those it designates as domestic terrorists, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
In Wisconsin stabbing, accused girls describe Internet bogeyman
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Almost immediately after stabbing her classmate in the woods in suburban Milwaukee at the weekend, Anissa Weier, 12, had some regrets, according to a criminal complaint charging her and another 12-year-old girl with attempted murd…
California PR man arrested after bomb materials found: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Bomb materials found in the apartment of a San Francisco public relations consultant arrested after a manhunt included equipment that could have allowed him to detonate a device from afar, court papers showed on Tuesday.
Brakes applied on plane that crashed in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Reuters) – The brakes of a private jet that caught fire and crashed as it tried to take off on Saturday, killing seven people near Boston, had been applied at the time of the accident, a U.S. transportation official said on Tuesday.
Lawyers for Pennsylvania ‘Craigslist killer’ suspect challenge warrant
SUNBURY PA (Reuters) – Attorneys for the woman dubbed the “Craigslist killer” attempted on Tuesday to challenge a police warrant used in a search that turned up a knife believed to be the murder weapon.
Fired Louisiana salesman accused of shooting boss with stun gun
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana door-to-door steak salesman shot his boss with a stun gun after being caught selling weapons while he was supposed to be hawking meat, police said Tuesday.
Arizona abortion drug restrictions to stay blocked pending appeal
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Enforcement of Arizona regulations curbing access to abortion-inducing drugs by prohibiting off-label uses of the medication will remain on hold while a legal challenge to those rules proceeds under judicial review, a federal appeal…
Female U.S. soldier describes prostitution ring recruitment
(Reuters) – A female soldier testified before a military panel in Texas on Tuesday that she was recruited into a prostitution ring by a superior at Fort Hood, one of the largest Army bases in the United States, according to a local TV report.
