Former Louisiana Gov. Edwards, a convicted felon, to run for Congress
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, who had served an eight-year prison term on racketeering charges, said on Monday he will seek election to the U.S. Congress.
California man arrested near U.S.-Canada border on terror charge
OLYMPIA, Washington (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.
Owner of NFL’s Indianapolis Colts accused of intoxicated driving
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Billionaire James Irsay, the 54-year-old owner of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts, was jailed early on Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, authorities sai…
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…
New York’s St. Patrick’s parade marches on amid gay rights controversy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About one million spectators, mostly dressed in green, streamed into New York on Monday for its St. Patrick’s Day Parade, even as the city’s mayor and beer companies that previously sponsored the event dropped out amid concerns tha…
Suspected Boston bomber shouldn’t see autopsy photos, feds say
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors want to prevent suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from seeing the autopsy photographs of his four alleged victims, unless the pictures are used at his trial, according to court documents filed on …
GM recalls another 1.5 million vehicles, to take $300 million charge
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co announced three more recalls on Monday, related to airbag deployment and other issues, and said it would take a $300 million charge primarily to cover the costs related to these actions as well as the previous reca…
Arizona jury to consider again death penalty for Jodi Arias in September
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday set a September court date to try again to determine whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will be put to death for killing her ex-boyfriend nearly six years ago, court officials said.
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 a crowd of people outside a nightclub last week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, officials said on Monday.
U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau to be sentenced Monday, faces 10 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, who was convicted last year of criminal contempt for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss books in infomercials, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced by a federal judge on Monda…
