U.S. seeks Iran’s help in finding missing American
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an apparent effort to test Iranian goodwill following a landmark nuclear deal, the United States on Tuesday asked Iran for help in finding an American private investigator who has been missing there for more than six years.
Connecticut judge orders release of Newtown 911 tapes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Connecticut judge on Tuesday ordered the release of the 911 tapes of calls from Sandy Hook Elementary School made during the December 14th shooting spree that killed 20 children and six adults.
Kansas police seek suspect in deaths of mother, three children
(Reuters) – Police investigating the deaths of a mother and her three children in southeastern Kansas were searching on Tuesday for a man they identified as a suspect in the case, authorities said.
IRS proposes new rules for tax-exempt political groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration proposed new rules on Tuesday that would restrict the political advertising and fundraising abilities of certain tax-exempt groups, which were at the center of the Internal Revenue Service’s Tea Party tar…
‘Knockout game’ : A crime trend or random violence?
PHILADELPHIA, Pa (Reuters) – Police throughout the United States are investigating whether a rash of teen attacks on strangers, many of them elderly, is a crime trend known as the “knockout game” or a series of random acts of violence.
Italian prosecutor seeks total 30 years sentence for Amanda Knox
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor asked for a total sentence of 30 years for American student Amanda Knox on Tuesday in a retrial for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.
Newtown High football team, 11-0, dedicates season to Sandy Hook
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The Newtown, Connecticut, high school football team knows that nothing can make up for the 26 people who were massacred last year at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but a year later they are trying to give people in town …
Amish buggy horse killed in drive-by shooting in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A horse pulling a buggy with an Amish family aboard in rural Pennsylvania was struck by a bullet fired from a moving car and later died, police said on Tuesday.
Supreme Court agrees to review presidential protest case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether two U.S. Secret Service agents can be sued for allegedly treating protesters gathered in support of former President George W. Bush more favorably than protesters critica…
One killed, four injured in Texas hospital stabbing spree
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One person was killed and four others injured when a man with a knife went on a stabbing spree on Tuesday at a hospital in the Texas city of Longview, officials said.
