Two men charged in mob beating of motorist in Detroit
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Detroit charged two men with assault on Tuesday in the severe beating of a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he struck accidentally last week, raising to three the number of people now charged in the “vigilante-s…
Texas woman convicted in stiletto-heel killing of boyfriend
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas jury swiftly convicted a Houston woman on Tuesday of beating her boyfriend to death with a 5-1/2-inch spike-heeled stiletto shoe during an argument after an alcohol-fueled night out last year.
New York man cleared of murder after nearly 25 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for murder was exonerated Tuesday when a judge found that he had been in Florida on vacation at the time of the crime.
U.S. has not determined legal authority to delay Obamacare mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration has not determined whether it has legal authority to delay Obamacare’s individual mandate, which requires most Americans to enroll in health insurance or pay a tax penalty, a senior Treasury official said …
Judge criticizes State Department over Blackwater shooting case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday harshly criticized the U.S. State Department over its handling of a 2007 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide security guards and asked the agency’s watchdog to investigate problems that h…
Passenger paralyzed in fatal N.Y. train crash sues railroad
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A passenger who was left paralyzed in the deadly December derailment of a Metro-North commuter train in New York City filed a negligence lawsuit against the railroad on Tuesday seeking $100 million in damages.
New York activist Al Sharpton blasts media portrayal as ‘mob snitch’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton said on Tuesday that he had cooperated with a 1980’s federal probe into New York organized crime but lashed out at media reports labeling him a mob turncoat, saying he had never been a cri…
Developer moves to demolish ‘Ground Zero mosque’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City real estate developer has filed plans to raze the “Ground Zero mosque,” a structure housing an Islamic community center just two blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks, city officials said Tuesday.
Florida mayor, 93, in run-off election for record 20th term
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Voters in a central Florida town will decide on Tuesday whether to re-elect their 93-year-old mayor for a record 20th term in office.
Budget cuts hurt Coast Guard drug efforts: commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Budget cuts have eroded the U.S. Coast Guard’s ability to combat drug smuggling and the agency is intercepting only about 20 percent of the illegal drugs heading into the United States by sea from South America, its top officer s…
