Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least eight dead
NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for h…
Prosecutor urges jury to convict California policemen in transient’s death
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – A prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday to serve as the conscience of their community and convict two ex-policemen in the 2011 beating death of a mentally ill transient that touched off protests and political upheaval in F…
Bin Laden son-in-law’s attorney stays on case despite tax charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden charged in connection with the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, refused on Tuesday to jettison his defense lawyer, who is himself facing federal tax and wire frau…
80 retired New York police, firefighters charged in disability fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a massive disability scam in which dozens of suspects falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the September 11th attacks to receive benefits th…
Defense to inspect accuser’s phones in U.S. general’s sex assault case
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – Lawyers for a U.S. Army general accused of forcing a subordinate to have sex will be allowed to inspect his chief accuser’s old cellphones, which she has said were recently found, a military judge ruled on Tuesday…
Florida woman in gun case may land back in jail
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida woman released on bond, after a public outcry over the 20-year prison sentence she got for firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband, may soon be headed back to prison.
Obama-backed jobless bill clears Republican roadblock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-backed bill to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans narrowly cleared a Republican procedural roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the first volley in a new battle to combat poverty.
Montana judge, blasted for 1-month rape sentence, to retire
(Reuters) – A Montana judge who came under fire for sentencing a former teacher to a month in prison for raping a 14-year-old student who later killed herself is set to retire at the end of this year, a court administrator said on Tuesday.
Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff says to retire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The embattled Los Angeles County sheriff, whose department has been plagued by allegations of civil rights violations and corruption, said on Tuesday he will retire at the end of the month rather than seek re-election.
Colorado theater massacre victims denied access to evidence for civil lawsuits
DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado Supreme Court has denied victims of the 2012 theater massacre access to evidence from the ongoing criminal case to use in their civil lawsuits against the cinema’s owners, an order made public on Tuesday showed.
