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• Who's who in Boston Marathon bombing trial
• Sarah Palin posts controversial home photo
• Fifth suspect charged in alleged assault on New York police at protest
• Florida man severs his mother's head with an ax: police report
• Texas father, son kill NC couple, wound officers in crime spree
• Reid suffers broken ribs, bones in accident
• Senate Majority Leader taken to hospital after accident at home
• Is Jim Webb for real?
• 'A living hell' for slaves on remote South Korean islands
• 7 more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash; 16 total
• California lawyer who inherited client's wealth ordered to pay charities
• NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term
• Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida
• Police car strikes, kills student lying on Massachusetts road
• Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida
• Sheriff could probe police death of Cleveland boy: report

Who's who in Boston Marathon bombing trial Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:33 PM PST Nearly two years after the Boston Marathon bombings, the trial is set to begin for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But he's not the only one caught up in the investigation. Here's a look at the family, friends and associates of Tsarnaev who could come up in the trial—including the prominent attorney trying to save his life.

Sarah Palin posts controversial home photo Posted: 02 Jan 2015 10:14 AM PST The images involve her son Trig, and have outraged some animal lovers.

Fifth suspect charged in alleged assault on New York police at protest Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:42 AM PST By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fifth person has been charged in connection with assaulting two New York City police lieutenants during a political demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge last month, officials said on Friday. Police are searching for the remaining two suspects in the Dec. 13 attack during the height of demonstrations over decisions by grand juries to return no charges against white police officers in the killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. ...

Florida man severs his mother's head with an ax: police report Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:38 AM PST TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida man confessed to decapitating his mother with an ax on New Year's Eve after becoming upset by her request to put some boxes into the attic of their home, authorities said. Christian Jose Gomez, 23, remained in jail on Friday, charged with first-degree murder in the grisly killing of Maria Suarez-Cassagne, 48, in the Tampa-area suburb of Oldsmar. Gomez repeatedly hit his mother with an ax, then dumped her severed head in a garbage can and left her body outside the home, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said at a news conference. ...

Texas father, son kill NC couple, wound officers in crime spree Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:07 AM PST By Kara Van Pelt BECKLEY, W. Va. (Reuters) - A Texas father and son on a multi-state crime spree killed a husband and wife in North Carolina, set their home on fire, stole their truck and then shot two police officers in West Virginia, authorities said on Friday. Police arrested the men in West Virginia on Thursday after a shootout in which the officers were slightly wounded. West Virginia State Police identified the suspects as Edward Campbell, 54, and Eric Campbell, 21, of Indian Acres, Texas. ...

Reid suffers broken ribs, bones in accident Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:50 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid broke a number of ribs and bones in his face when a piece of exercise equipment broke at his Nevada home, causing the lawmaker to fall.

Senate Majority Leader taken to hospital after accident at home Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:34 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suffered broken ribs and facial bones in an exercising accident at his Nevada home, his office said in a statement on Friday. Reid, a Democrat, was taken to a hospital in Henderson, Nevada, for treatment after being injured when a piece of exercise equipment broke while he was using it. His doctors expect him to make a full recovery from injuries and Reid, 75, plans to return to Washington this weekend, the statement said. (Writing by Bill Trott; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

Is Jim Webb for real? Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:23 AM PST "I'm not running against Hillary Clinton," Jim Webb told me this week, when I tried to draw him out on the presumed Democratic front-runner. "I'm not even running at the moment, and she isn't, either." That's all technically true, but Webb's recent announcement that he was taking the first official step toward a 2016 presidential bid nonetheless set off a round of commentary about the contrast between him and his former Senate colleague.

'A living hell' for slaves on remote South Korean islands Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:19 AM PST SINUI ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — He ran the first chance he got.

7 more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash; 16 total Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:04 AM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — The investigation into the AirAsia crash has turned to the ocean floor, with more sonar equipment and metal detectors deployed Friday to scour the seabed for wreckage, including the plane's black boxes.

California lawyer who inherited client's wealth ordered to pay charities Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:07 PM PST By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A judge has ordered a California lawyer to pay four prominent non-profit groups, including Doctors Without Borders, a total of $4.3 million for using "undue influence" in arranging to inherit money a client originally meant to leave for charity. The ruling last week by San Diego Superior Court Judge William Nevitt capped a four-year fight over the estate of Siv Ljungwe, a retired California schoolteacher who, with her husband, had accumulated real estate worth millions of dollars. ...

NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term Posted: 01 Jan 2015 05:31 PM PST By T.G. Branfalt (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his second term on Thursday, saying he is governing in "troubled times" and that education, the economy and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement would top his agenda over the next four years. He lauded his first term as a success, saying the state now has a record 7.6 million jobs, a $5 billion budget surplus, effective and smart gun control laws, marriage equality and expanded healthcare that reaches 1.5 million people. ...

Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida Posted: 01 Jan 2015 04:59 PM PST By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - A federal judge in north Florida on Thursday ordered the start of gay marriages in all parts of the state after Jan. 5, when a stay expires on his earlier ruling that found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. In an emergency order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Florida's Northern District in Tallahassee addressed confusion among court clerks about the reach of his Aug. 21 ruling, and whether it applied beyond Washington County and the two men named as plaintiffs in the case. ...

Police car strikes, kills student lying on Massachusetts road Posted: 01 Jan 2015 03:37 PM PST (Reuters) - A Chatham, Massachusetts, police cruiser ran over and killed a college lacrosse player lying on an unlit road early on Thursday, authorities said. Garrett Gagne, 22, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was lying on an unlit road at about 4 a.m. when he was struck by a Chatham police car responding to an emergency call, police said in a statement. Gagne, a senior at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital where was later pronounced dead, the statement said. ...

Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida Posted: 01 Jan 2015 03:02 PM PST By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - A federal judge in north Florida on Thursday ordered the start of gay marriages in all parts of the state after Jan. 5, when a stay expires on his earlier ruling that found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. In an emergency order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Florida's Northern District in Tallahassee addressed confusion among court clerks about the reach of his Aug. 21 ruling, and whether it applied beyond Washington County and the two men named as plaintiffs in the case. ...

Sheriff could probe police death of Cleveland boy: report Posted: 01 Jan 2015 02:46 PM PST (Reuters) - The investigation into the shooting death of a black 12-year-old boy by a white Cleveland police officer could be taken over by an outside agency, a media report said. Cleveland city officials have been in talks to hand their investigation into the Nov. 22 shooting of Tamir Rice over to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported on Wednesday. Activists and attorneys for Rice's family have called for an independent investigation of the shooting. ...

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