More than 100 people found in Texas human smuggling raid
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Police found more than 100 foreign nationals from Central America and Mexico being warehoused in a rundown Houston-area residence during a raid on Wednesday into a suspected human smuggling operation.
Ban lifted on Arizona jail visits for Arias defense team member
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona sheriff’s officials lifted a ban on Wednesday on jail visits by a key member of Jodi Arias’ defense team over accusations she tried to smuggle one of the convicted murderer’s drawings out of the facility, an administrator sa…
Life sentence sought for Montana bride who pushed husband off cliff
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a Montana bride who killed her new husband by pushing him off a cliff at Glacier National Park during an argument and after expressing misgivings about their marriage.
Martin Luther King Jr. estate moves to end ownership fight over documents
(Reuters) – The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has moved to end a five-month dispute with U.S. singer and social activist Harry Belafonte over the ownership of documents that included an undelivered speech of the late civil rights leader.
Kansas, Arizona laws requiring voters to prove citizenship upheld
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Efforts by Kansas and Arizona to require people who register to vote by mail to prove they are U.S. citizens were upheld by a federal judge on Wednesday, potentially opening the door for more states to enact such measures.
Investigators probe noise heard before Seattle chopper crash
FEDERAL WAY, Washington (Reuters) – Investigators combing through the wreckage of a news helicopter that crashed near the Seattle Space Needle were looking into reports of a strange noise before the accident but have yet to pinpoint a cause of the cras…
Defense, prosecution rest in U.S. Naval Academy sex-assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The defense and prosecution rested on Wednesday in the court-martial of a former U.S. Naval Academy football player accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman when she was drunk.
Arizona not seeking ex-NFL player’s extradition in rape case, for now
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona will not seek to extradite former standout professional football player Darren Sharper from California to face rape and drugging charges involving two women as a similar case against him in Los Angeles proceeds, prosecutors …
Public, lawmakers call for NY/NJ Port Authority chair to resign
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) – Lawmakers and members of the public on Wednesday called for the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to resign in the wake of a traffic scandal and an investigation into his law firm’s relationsh…
Florida man pleads guilty to attempting to join al Qaeda group
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to travel to the Middle East to join an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group and receive military training as part of a holy war, or jihad.
