Accused Boston bomber’s lawyers call prosecutors’ claims a ‘red herring’
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Wednesday took issue with prosecutors’ focus on what they called a “gently mocking” comment about his confinement made by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to his sister during a jailhouse visit.
Ohio driver finds $12,000 stash of marijuana in spare tire
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio woman took the car she bought seven months ago to a dealership to replace a flat tire this week and learned she has been driving around with eight pounds of marijuana in the spare.
Facebook, Instagram crack down on gun sales on social networks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc and its photo sharing subsidiary, Instagram, will delete posts offering to buy or sell guns without background checks, Facebook announced on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh man sought in Iowa lawmaker’s sisters murder
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pittsburgh man was charged on Wednesday with killing his neighbors, two sisters of an Iowa lawmaker, during a robbery at their home last month, and a warrant for his arrest has been obtained, police said.
Biker paralyzed in 2013 NY highway incident doesn’t blame driver
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A motorcyclist who was paralyzed when an SUV driver ran over his bike in a daytime incident on New York City’s West Side Highway last fall told NBC News on Wednesday that he doesn’t blame the driver for his condition.
Three children rescued from van caught in waves at Florida beach
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled three children from a minivan tossing in the surf at a Florida beach on the Atlantic Ocean, and investigators were trying on Wednesday to determine how the vehicle driven by their pregnant mother ended up in…
NY’s Cuomo marks turf as de Blasio visits Albany to tout pre-K plan
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio put on a show of force in the state capital Albany on Tuesday to persuade lawmakers to adopt his plan for universal preschool funded by tax hikes.
Virginia court rejects ex-lacrosse player’s bid for new murder trial
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – The Virginia Court of Appeals has denied a request for a new trial for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend four years ago in a drunken rage.
New Jersey archbishop comes under fire for pricey retirement home plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, is facing mounting criticism over his plan to spend $500,000, mostly from the sale of church assets, on a extension to a countryside house where he will soon spend his retirement…
Avalanche tears through Colorado slope, killing skier
DENVER (Reuters) – A backcountry skier died in an avalanche in southern Colorado on Tuesday, bringing to 19 the number of people killed by snow slides in U.S. states this winter, authorities said.
