U.S. justices divided in Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the first day of its new term on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over whether lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with convicted swindler Allen Stanford could avoid lawsuits by investors seeking to…
Race no longer a factor in stabbing death of soldier in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Race was no longer considered a motivating factor in the weekend stabbing death of a white U.S. Army serviceman in Washington state, police said on Monday as they announced the arrest of three fellow soldiers connected w…
U.S. justices scheduled to consider climate change cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court meets later this week to consider whether to undertake a legal review of the Obama administration’s first wave of regulations tackling climate change.
U.S. high court declines to hear Duke lacrosse players appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether three Duke University lacrosse players at the center of a rape allegation scandal five years ago should be allowed to pursue federal civil rights claims against police…
Case against accused Boston bomber advanced by local prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Local prosecutors in Massachusetts on Monday moved a step toward bringing charges against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the murder of a university police officer three days after the bombing attack.
One missing hiker OK, search for another ends in Washington
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A hiker stranded for days in waist-deep snow in central Washington state was found in good condition, while the search for another missing hiker in the area has been suspended, authorities said on Sunday.
Ohio trial to begin over $100 million U.S. Navy charity fraud
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – Opening statements are scheduled to begin in Ohio on Monday in the trial of a man accused of running a scam charitable organization for U.S. Navy veterans that defrauded donors from 40 states of nearly $100 million.
Nine-year-old boy sneaks on flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas
(Reuters) – A 9-year-old boy passed through security at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and flew on a Delta Air Lines plane to Las Vegas without a boarding pass, authorities said on Sunday.
Miami Beach protesters demand arrest of officer who Tasered teenager
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – More than 200 people marched through Miami Beach on Sunday, clogging tourist-filled sidewalks to demand the arrest of a policeman who fired a stun gun at a graffiti artist who died in police custody.
Dozens rescued after heavy rains cause flooding in Kentucky
(Reuters) – Emergency workers in Kentucky plucked 12 people from floodwaters and evacuated 82 others, including 50 from one apartment complex, after the Louisville area was hit by heavy rains this weekend, local officials said on Sunday.
