California police who shot teen dead thought replica gun was real
SANTA ROSA, California (Reuters) – A 13-year-old California boy carrying a replica of an assault rifle to a friend’s house was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy who believed the gun was real, authorities said.
Idaho hiker’s body found after search hampered by government shutdown
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The body of a missing hiker has been recovered at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in central Idaho after a month-long search hampered by the recent U.S. government shutdown.
Civil rights group sues Missouri for concealing suppliers of execution drugs
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued Missouri prison officials on Wednesday seeking to force the state to divulge the compounding pharmacies that supply its lethal execution drugs and identities of other members of …
Kennedy cousin convicted of murder is granted new trial, attorney says
(Reuters) – A Connecticut judge on Wednesday ordered a new trial for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted more than a decade ago of murdering a teenage neighbor, his defense attorney’s office said.
Judge lowers bail in Los Angeles airport dry ice bombs case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two airport workers accused of planting dry ice bombs at the Los Angeles International Airport had their bail reduced on Wednesday by a judge who nevertheless lectured them on the irresponsibility of such actions.
Drawing of serial-killer game found in Colorado theater shooter’s apartment
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A search of accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes’ booby-trapped apartment after he was arrested on charges of killing 12 moviegoers uncovered a drawing of a game involving a serial killer, a homicide detective test…
Kennedy cousin convicted of murder is granted new trial, attorney says
(Reuters) – A Connecticut judge on Wednesday ordered a new trial for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted more than a decade ago of murdering a teenage neighbor, his defense attorney’s office said.
World War II P-51 plane owned by museum crashes in Texas, killing two
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A World War II-era P-51 Mustang plane owned by a Texas museum and once used by the Air Force of El Salvador crashed into Galveston Bay on Wednesday, killing the two people who were on board, the Texas Highway Patrol said.
Torture complaints ignored at Guantanamo Bay, attorney says
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – A man accused of aiding the September 11 attacks suffered a serious head injury while imprisoned by the CIA, his attorney told a war crimes tribunal on Wednesday, raising questions about whether the United States violat…
New Mexico high court hears same-sex marriage arguments
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – The New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed in a state where such unions are, for the time being, neither expressly recognized nor prohibited by law.
