Wisconsin lawmaker charged with sexual assault
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A state lawmaker in Wisconsin ousted weeks ago as a Republican leader of the Assembly over accusations of sexual harassment was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female aide to a senator in 2011, according to a criminal co…
Mudslide death toll poised to soar despite dearth of details
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The death toll from a catastrophic mudslide in Washington state appeared poised to climb dramatically as rescue teams drenched by steady rains on Friday clawed through thick muck searching for more victims nearly a wee…
Texas screens jurors for trial of man charged with killing prosecutors
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas court on Friday began screening thousands of potential jurors to serve in the October trial of a case that dominated headlines last year, when a man was accused of shooting dead three people, including two prosecutors.
Colorado is advised against creating state aerial firefighting fleet
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado needs to strengthen efforts to combat wildfires to prevent future destructive blazes but need not create its own state-run aerial fleet of water-dropping planes, a firefighting agency recommended on Friday.
FBI most wanted fugitive arrested in murder of NY mother, toddler
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An accused gang member put on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list this week was arrested on Friday for his role in the 2010 killing of his girlfriend and her toddler son, federal authorities said.
California senate suspends three lawmakers in criminal probes
(Reuters) – The California state Senate suspended three Democratic lawmakers on Friday who have been the subject of criminal probes, including Leland Yee, who was arrested this week in an FBI sweep on corruption and gun trafficking charges.
Chemical spill injures nine at Rolls-Royce plant in Indiana
(Reuters) – Nine employees were injured Friday in a release of nitric acid from a 250 gallon tank at a Rolls-Royce aviation engine plant in Indianapolis, authorities said.
Lawyers for accused Boston bomber seek secret data on dead brother
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Friday asked a judge to order U.S. prosecutors to hand over more information, including surveillance data, on his late older brother in order to assess the relative blame of each man …
Louisiana faced with revealing lethal injection details to inmate
(Reuters) – The Louisiana Department of Corrections does not plan to appeal a U.S. Court decision this week that compels it to reveal to inmates on death row the content and maker of drugs used in lethal injections, a prisons official said on Friday.
Court finds fault with federal water transfer regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday threw out a federal regulation that allowed government agencies to transfer water between different water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, without needing to safeguard for pollution.
