U.S. priest appeals conviction in sex abuse case
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Attorneys for the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic church official convicted in a child sex abuse scandal asked an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn the ruling because the law he was prosecuted under was not in place at the tim…
Pentagon audit shows Naval security flaws due to cost cutting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A year-long probe into a system for clearing vendors and similar support personnel onto U.S. Navy bases found significant security lapses that gave 52 convicted felons routine access to Navy facilities, the Defense Department ins…
Jesse Jackson calls on Colombia rebels to free U.S. hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson urged Colombia’s FARC rebels to free a former U.S. Marine they kidnapped in June as he hiked in the jungle, saying the move would help peace talks between the guerrillas and the government.
Pennsylvania county clerk to appeal ruling blocking gay marriage
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania court clerk ordered by a judge last week to stop issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples said on Tuesday he plans to appeal the ruling.
Pentagon says not worried about ‘death spiral’ of F-35 costs/orders
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) – The Air Force general who runs the Pentagon’s F-35 fighter program on Tuesday said communications with top contractors Lockheed Martin Corp and United Technologies Corp had improved greatly in the last year.
New trial for New Orleans police convicted of post-Katrina killings
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered a new trial on Tuesday for New Orleans police officers convicted of killing civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, saying prosecutors had undermined the case by posting “vitriolic” comme…
Saltwater damage from Sandy to blame for Jersey blaze: official
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (Reuters) – The fire that destroyed six blocks of boardwalk and damaged as many as 30 businesses in two New Jersey shore towns was the result of wires damaged during flooding from last year’s Superstorm Sandy, the official who le…
Bin Laden son in law seeks to have statements suppressed in U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for Osama bin Laden’s son in law peppered U.S. officials with questions on Tuesday about his interrogation earlier this year as they seek to have those statements suppressed as evidence in his upcoming trial.
Occupy Wall Street marks second anniversary with quiet rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two years after getting its start in a downtown Manhattan park, Occupy Wall Street, the populist movement protesting economic inequality, marked its second anniversary on Tuesday with a protest near the New York Stock Exchange and …
UK man gets 27 years in U.S. jail for plot to torture, eat child
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – A British man who admitted planning to kidnap, torture and eat at least one child using a sound-proofed dungeon he built in his home in Massachusetts was sentenced to nearly 27 years in U.S. prison on Tuesday.
