University of New Mexico running back arrested for rape, kidnapping
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A University of New Mexico football player has been arrested on suspicion of raping and kidnapping a fellow student, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. panel to take on rising prescription drug, heroin abuse
(Reuters) – A panel of the U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing for April 29 on a rising tide of prescription drug and heroin abuse in the United States.
Nine indicted in abduction of North Carolina prosecutor’s father
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Nine people were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on Tuesday in the kidnapping of a North Carolina prosecutor’s father earlier this month.
Georgia joins other U.S. states facing gay marriage lawsuits
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit was filed in Atlanta on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law banning same sex marriage, the first such case in the southern U.S. state.
Teen who stowed away on flight to Hawaii remains hospitalized
(Reuters) – A teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet remained hospitalized on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific Ocean, a Hawaii offic…
Volunteer coach found guilty Of lying in Ohio teen party rape case
(Reuters) – A volunteer football coach was found guilty on Tuesday of lying to authorities and allowing underage drinking in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a party in August 2012 that drew national attention to an Ohio town.
Missouri mayor quits after anti-Semitic remarks tied to Kansas killings
(Reuters) – The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town resigned on Tuesday in the wake of community anger over anti-Semitic comments he made in reference to recent killings at two Jewish community facilities in Kansas.
‘Ice Road Truckers’ star kidnapped, beat Las Vegas prostitute: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former star of the History Channel reality TV show “IRT: Deadliest Roads” is due in court in Las Vegas next month to face first degree kidnapping, extortion and coercion charges, a spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorn…
Missouri plans execution after Oklahoma stay over drug secrecy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Missouri death row inmate on Tuesday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt his execution over concerns about the state’s secret lethal injection drugs, a day after an Oklahoma court st…
Planned powdered alcohol product hits snag with U.S. regulators
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The planned release of a just-add-water alcoholic beverage mix called “Palcohol” hit a snag this week when the U.S. regulatory body in charge of approving its sale blocked it over a labeling issue, the company behind the product sa…
