California man arrested near U.S.-Canada border on terrorism charge
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A California man who prosecutors say was on his way to Syria to join an al Qaeda splinter group was arrested on Monday near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state on a terrorism charge, federal officials said.
ACLU cites free speech in suit against Idaho’s ‘ag gag’ law
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho on Monday asked a federal judge to strike down a state law it says violates constitutional rights to free speech by banning the documentation of animal abuse at livestock operations….
Third person dies from South by Southwest crash in Texas capital
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A third person has died as a result of a motorist plowing his car into crowds of people outside of nightclubs, bars and restaurants last week at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, officials said on Monday.
Texas man killed in cinema parking lot after argument about movie
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man who argued with two other movie goers about the ending of a film was struck outside the cinema by a truck driven by his adversaries and killed, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
Men from Ukraine and New York indicted in U.S. cybercrime case
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Monday announced the indictment of three men they accuse of being members of an international cybercrime ring that tried to steal at least $15 million by hacking into U.S. customer accounts at 14 financial institution…
Florida legislature seeks compromise on reform of self-defense law
MIAMI (Reuters) – A legislative committee took a major step toward clarifying Florida’s hotly debated ‘stand your ground’ self-defense law on Monday, approving some restrictions on its use and clarifying that the statute does not permit ‘vigilantism’ b…
Mother who drove kids into ocean off Florida needs psychiatric care-lawyer
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The lawyer for a pregnant woman who drove a minivan with her children inside into the surf off a Florida beach wants her released into the care of a hospital psychiatric ward, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau sentenced to 10 years in prison
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, who was convicted last year of criminal contempt for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss book in infomercials, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison.
Oklahoma does not have drugs for Thursday execution, officials say
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma, as of Monday, did not have the drugs needed to conduct an execution scheduled for this week but aims to obtain chemicals for the lethal injection by the time the death sentence is to be implemented on Thursday, offic…
Fashion’s L’Wren Scott found dead in NY in apparent suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, was found dead from an apparent suicide in her Manhattan apartment, police said on Monday.
