“I did not kill Meredith”, Knox pleads in email to Italian court
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – U.S. student Amanda Knox pleaded her innocence in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in an email to an Italian court on Tuesday, saying she was afraid to appear in person for fear of conviction.
Florida school named for Ku Klux Klan leader to change title
(Reuters) – A Florida high school whose name commemorates a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group with a history of lynchings and other violent acts against blacks, is to be renamed, officials said on Monday.
U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal: report
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy official accused of leaking confidential information to a Singapore-based company at the center of a military contracting scandal is expected to plead guilty in a California court on Tuesday, media reported.
Analysis: Detroit seeks key court ruling to infuse bankrupt city with cash
(Reuters) – Of all the problems facing Detroit, getting court recognition as a legally bankrupt entity was actually the easy part.
Oklahoma to execute man convicted of killing horse trainer
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity.
New Mexico teacher on leave after telling black student Santa is white
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A New Mexico high school teacher who questioned an African American student’s decision to dress up as Santa Claus on the grounds that the mythical North Pole figure was white has been put on paid administrative leave, a…
Homeless couple sues Missouri town for asking them to leave
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A small Missouri town was sued on Monday by a homeless couple who are accusing it of violating their constitutional rights by forcing them to leave because they stood on a street corner holding a sign seeking assistanc…
Colorado school gunman’s parents say praying for victim
DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of a teenager who stormed into his Colorado high school and opened fire with a shotgun, critically wounding a classmate, said on Monday they “cannot begin to understand” his actions and were praying for the victim.
U.S. judge says phone surveillance program likely unlawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s gathering of Americans’ phone records is likely unlawful, a judge ruled on Monday, raising “serious doubts” about the value of the National Security Agency’s so-called metadata counter terrorism program.
Fires lit by stranded Nevada family failed to attract rescuers
(Reuters) – A family that spent two nights huddled in Nevada’s frigid backcountry after crashing their Jeep during an outing to play in the snow tried unsuccessfully to get the attention of rescuers flying overhead by setting fires, they said on Monday…
