U.S. website offers morbid glimpse into home’s history
(Reuters) – Home buyers, ghost hunters and the morbidly curious have flocked to a U.S. website designed to reveal whether a dwelling they feel may be haunted actually harbors a deadly past.
U.S. Marine to face court-martial in Hawaii slaying of prostitute
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine has been referred for trial by court-martial in Hawaii on charges of killing a visiting Las Vegas prostitute who was last seen alive outside a bar in the tourist hub of Waikiki, authorities said on Friday.
Tennessee judge cited for ordering baby’s name changed from Messiah
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A Tennessee judge who ordered a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin, saying the former was reserved for Jesus Christ, has been cited by a court panel for an inappropriate religious bias in violation of the state judicial co…
California gunman leads police on car chase with injured in trunk
(Reuters) – A gunman with two captives in the trunk of his car opened fire at passing vehicles and bystanders during a chaotic, hour-long car chase with police on Friday near Ridgecrest, California, before police shot him dead in a gunbattle, authoriti…
Evidence of Colorado theater gunman’s ‘smirk’ ruled inadmissible
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado police officer’s description of a purported smirk made by accused theater gunman James Holmes minutes after his arrest cannot be used at trial because the officer had an unreliable memory, a judge ruled on Friday.
U.S. seizes $28 million in bitcoins from man linked to online drug market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have seized an estimated $28 million in the digital currency bitcoins from the alleged owner of “Silk Road,” the online marketplace for drugs and criminal activity that law enforcement shut down three weeks ago.
Texas moves to bolster state power reserve; generators’ shares rise
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas regulators on Friday moved to create a mandatory reserve margin for electricity to reduce the prospect of blackouts, a change that may signal market reform that benefits the bottom line of power suppliers while raising costs f…
Man fired for aiding woman rejects Wal-Mart offer to hire him back
(Reuters) – A Michigan man rejected an offer from Wal-Mart Stores Inc to rehire him after he was fired for helping a woman who was being attacked in the store parking lot during his meal break.
Another Ohio prisoner found dead, ninth suicide this year
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prison inmate was found dead this week with a vacuum cleaner cord wrapped around his neck, the ninth state prisoner to commit suicide this year, authorities said on Friday.
Ex-Arizona congressman faces up to 100 years at fraud sentencing
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Richard Renzi of Arizona faces up to 100 years in jail when he is sentenced on Monday for fraud, extortion and money laundering stemming from a federal land swap deal when he was in office.
