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…
White Detroit-area man charged with murder of black woman
DETROIT (Reuters) – Prosecutors charged a white suburban Detroit homeowner with second-degree murder on Friday, after he killed a young black woman with a shotgun blast to the face when she knocked on his door in the middle of the night seeking help af…
Supreme Court dismisses fair housing case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Friday formally dismissed a closely watched housing case that settled earlier in the week.
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…
Former L.A. teacher sentenced to 25 years in child abuse case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former elementary school teacher in Los Angeles was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for taking bondage-style photographs of his young students, some with semen-laced cookies held to their blindfolded faces.
One dead as fire hits Chevron refinery in Mississippi
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the U.S. oil company’s 330,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
