‘Cannibal Cop’ co-defendants to offer same fantasy defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Less than a year after a jury found New York City’s so-called Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle guilty of plotting to kidnap, torture and cannibalize women, two alleged co-conspirators going on trial this week are expected to mount the s…
Looming Missouri execution turns spotlight on lethal injection drugs
The 47-year-old convicted murderer due to be executed in Missouri on Wednesday, came within hours of dying in 2006 before a court ordered a stay on concerns about the doctor and the drugs prison officials planned to use.
Attorney General seeks national standard to protect against identity theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder, citing the recent massive data theft at retailer Target Corp, urged Congress on Monday to enact a national standard for notifying consumers about such breaches.
California lawmaker due to surrender on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator was expected to surrender to federal authorities on Monday to face charges that he took bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood film executives to steer legislation…
Pentagon to propose shrinking Army, scrapping some jets: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will propose on Monday a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two and scrapping a class of Air Force attack jets, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Boeing’s machinist union in St. Louis approves contract extension
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s machinists’ union in St. Louis approved a seven and a half year contract extension that will keep the company’s unionized employees away from a defined benefit retirement plan.
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Idaho-Montana border
(Reuters) – A 49-year-old man has been killed in a back-country avalanche while snowmobiling near the Idaho-Montana border, police said on Sunday, becoming the latest in a string of avalanche fatalities across the U.S. West this winter.
Faulty pipe led to deadly carbon monoxide leak in NY: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A broken water heater flue pipe caused a carbon monoxide leak inside a restaurant at a mall on New York’s Long Island that killed one person and injured 27, a fire official said on Sunday.
Thousands remember slain Missouri girl with porch lights, vigil
(Reuters) – More than 200,000 supporters vowed to keep their porch lights on through Sunday and roughly 10,000 people joined a weekend vigil for a 10-year-old girl who was snatched off a Missouri street and later found killed.
U.S. governors plan to urge Obama not to downsize National Guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governors from both U.S. political parties plan to talk to President Barack Obama on Monday about preventing potential cuts to National Guard units, several governors said on Sunday.
