Accused Boston bomber’s lawyers seek privacy for family meetings
BOSTON (Reuters) – Defense attorneys for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev called on a federal judge late Monday to block law enforcement agents from monitoring jailhouse meetings between the suspect, his attorneys and his sisters.
Colorado pilot walks away after small plane crashes into house
DENVER (Reuters) – The pilot of a single-engine airplane pulling an advertising banner walked away uninjured after it crashed into an unoccupied home in suburban Denver on Monday and set the building on fire, authorities said.
GM recalls 59,628 Saturn Aura cars for transmission cable issue
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling 59,628 Saturn Aura mid-sized cars in the United States and Canada because the automatic transmission shifters may fail, according to documents filed with U.S. safety regulators.
Tiny Alaska fishing village at center of political fight over road
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A remote fishing village in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain that is inaccessible by land has become the site of a high profile fight pitting the U.S. Interior Secretary against community leaders, state lawmakers and members o…
Hawaii stops defending law banning same-sex marriage
(Reuters) – Hawaii will no longer defend a law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman, five months after the state legalized same-sex marriage, state officials said on Monday.
California school district condemned over ‘Holocaust debate’ assignment
(Reuters) – A California school district drew condemnation from Jewish rights groups over a writing assignment asking eighth graders to argue whether the Holocaust happened.
U.S. sees Ukraine link in Russian flights near California, Guam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has increased its air activity over the Pacific Ocean since the start of the Ukraine crisis, including flights near the California coast and the U.S. Pacific island of Guam, the head of U.S. air forces in the Pacific said …
Camera-toting drones banned from two U.S. national parks
(Reuters) – Two U.S. national parks have banned remote-controlled miniature aircraft from their airspace, saying the camera-toting drones can frighten wildlife and even disturb the nesting habits of birds.
Oklahoma governor says ‘no blood on hands’ from botched execution
OKLAHOMA CITY (REUTERS) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on Monday her state had “lawfully carried out a sentence of death” in a botched execution that has been widely criticized as cruel and inhumane.
Farmer’s body recovered from Illinois grain bin: media
(Reuters) – An Illinois farmer who disappeared while working to unclog a grain bin on Monday afternoon was found dead inside, according to local media.
