New York City wrestles with how to track Superstorm Sandy funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Bloomberg administration intends to launch a database within two weeks to better track the billions of dollars of federal relief for Superstorm Sandy victims, even as city legislators hope to craft a system of their…
Beckham lines up long shot: founding a Miami soccer team
MIAMI (Reuters) – From his tattoos to his finely chiseled physique and Armani underwear ads, soccer icon David Beckham oozes Miami-style sex appeal.
Gunman reportedly seen on campus at Indiana’s Ball State
(Reuters) – Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana, on Friday warned that an individual reported seeing a gunman on campus and urged students and faculty to seek shelter.
Bones found in California desert said to be those of missing family
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two sets of skeletal remains found buried in the California desert earlier this week have been identified as the parents in a family that vanished nearly four years ago, and the remaining bones are likely their two young sons, p…
Colorado theater gunman mentally ill, precluding execution: defense lawyers
DENVER (Reuters) – Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes should not be executed if he is convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers because he suffers from a chronic mental illness, defense lawyers said in a court document made public on Friday.
Texas prosecutor OKs prisoner release in lesbian sexual assault case
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor agreed on Friday to free three women imprisoned since 1998 on sexual assault convictions that critics say were based more on mistaken ideas of lesbian behavior than evidence presented in court.
Beckham lines up long shot: founding a Miami soccer team
MIAMI (Reuters) – From his tattoos to his finely chiseled physique and Armani underwear ads, soccer icon David Beckham oozes Miami-style sex appeal.
Bones found in California desert said to be those of missing family
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two sets of skeletal remains found buried in the California desert earlier this week have been identified as the parents in a family that vanished nearly four years ago, and the remaining bones are likely their two young sons, p…
Indiana’s Ball State warns that gunman reportedly seen
(Reuters) – Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana on Friday warned that an individual reported seeing a gunman on its campus and urged students and faculty to seek shelter, but said “media reports of a hostage situation” were inaccurate.
Judge rejects bid to move murderer Jodi Arias sentencing retrial
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge has rejected a bid by convicted boyfriend killer Jodi Arias to move her sentencing phase retrial from Phoenix despite the widespread publicity surrounding the sensational murder case, court documents showed on Frida…