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• Convicted Boston bomber's death penalty phase to begin April 21
• Georgia to allow hormone therapy for transgender inmates
• Officials release video of Boston cop shooting
• U.S. Secret service officer arrested in Washington: MSNBC
• The mystery moneymen behind Ted Cruz’s super-PACs
• Radon levels increase in homes near Pennsylvania fracking sites: Study
• ISIS-Inspired Kansas Man Accused of Plotting Another Ft. Hood-Type Attack
• US arrests suicide bomb suspect in Kansas: Justice Dept
• U.S. man arrested in suicide bombing plot of Army base
• Maryland police search for man who shot officer near convenience store
• Ex-Blackwater guards seek new trial just days before sentencing for Iraq deaths
• Obama, Castro speak by phone amid bid to restore Cuba ties
• Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run his weekend
• Purple Hearts to be awarded for 2009 shooting survivors at Army post in Texas
• California sheriff orders probe into beating of fleeing horseman
• 1 dead, homes destroyed in tiny Illinois town after tornado
• Kerry, Cuban minister see 'progress' in historic talks
• 1 dead as large tornado rips through Illinois
• New video shows South Carolina man fleeing traffic stop before shooting
• Police cruiser video shows moments before fatal shooting

Convicted Boston bomber's death penalty phase to begin April 21 Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:53 PM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Marathon bombing trial enters a new phase on April 21 as federal prosecutors begin to mount their case for putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for killing three people and injuring 264 others in the 2013 attack.

Georgia to allow hormone therapy for transgender inmates Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:38 PM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Transgender inmates in Georgia will be eligible to receive hormone therapy treatments while in prison, Georgia corrections officials said on Friday as they contend with a lawsuit filed by a transgender prisoner denied hormones. Ashley Diamond, 36, filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia in January, challenging its refusal to provide her hormone treatments and asserting that she was placed in unsafe facilities with violent men. The U.S. Department of Justice last week sided with Diamond, arguing in legal papers that denying the hormone treatments amounted to cruel and unusual punishment that led to physical pain, muscle spasms and loss of breast mass. Courts across the United States have wrestled with the question of what treatment prisons must provide to transgender inmates.

Officials release video of Boston cop shooting Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:22 PM PDT By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts officials on Friday released video footage showing the near-fatal shooting of a Boston police officer last month by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers. "It is in everyone's best interest to share (this) information as soon as possible in order to tamp down speculation and rumors meant to inflame and not inform," Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said at a news conference.

U.S. Secret service officer arrested in Washington: MSNBC Posted: 10 Apr 2015 12:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested by police in Washington, MSNBC reported on Friday. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Emily Stephenson)

The mystery moneymen behind Ted Cruz’s super-PACs Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:50 AM PDT A Texas billionaire who moved his residence to Puerto Rico after its island government carved out a lucrative new tax haven for wealthy U.S. investors is a prime fundraiser for a network of super-PACs backing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president, according to sources close to Cruz's campaign.

Radon levels increase in homes near Pennsylvania fracking sites: Study Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:33 AM PDT Environmental scientists say that notably high levels of radon in Pennsylvania homes are linked to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

ISIS-Inspired Kansas Man Accused of Plotting Another Ft. Hood-Type Attack Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:17 AM PDT A 20-year-old Kansas man allegedly joined the U.S. Army last year so he could launch an ISIS-inspired attack on American soldiers like the deadly strike on Ft. Hood, Texas, in 2009, federal authorities announced today. John T. Booker of Topeka, Kansas, was arrested after a lengthy FBI investigation and was charged with attempted use of WMD (a bomb), attempt to provide material support to ISIS, and attempt to destroy US property, officials said. It was not immediately clear if Booker had an attorney. Booker came to the FBI's attention after an unidentified citizen complained to federal authorities about messages he had posted on his Facebook page.

US arrests suicide bomb suspect in Kansas: Justice Dept Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:01 AM PDT The US Justice Department said Friday it arrested an Islamic State sympathizer who was plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a US military base in Kansas. John T. Booker Jr, 20, is charged with "attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction... attempting to damage property by means of an explosive and one count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," the Justice Department said. Booker was arrested earlier Friday near the Kansas city of Manhattan "as he made his final preparations for his planned assault" on nearby Fort Riley, the US Attorney for Kansas, Barry Grissom, told reporters in Kansas City.

U.S. man arrested in suicide bombing plot of Army base Posted: 10 Apr 2015 10:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 20-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Kansas on Friday for allegedly plotting a suicide bombing at the U.S. Army base Fort Riley, the Justice Department said. John T. Booker, Jr. faces three federal charges that can bring up to life in prison for planning to detonate a car bomb in order to support the Islamic State militant group. (Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir in Washington and Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Lisa Lambert)

Maryland police search for man who shot officer near convenience store Posted: 10 Apr 2015 08:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - Authorities in Maryland are searching for a man who shot and seriously injured a police officer early Friday morning in a confrontation outside a convenience store near the state's capital, according to police. He is in critical condition, county police spokesman Lieutenant T.J. Smith said in an interview with ABC News affiliate WMDT. Just after 2 a.m. on Friday, the officer was on a routine patrol when he pulled up to a 7-Eleven near Annapolis, Smith told WMDT. The officer went into the convenience store and received a complaint about a suspicious person outside.

Ex-Blackwater guards seek new trial just days before sentencing for Iraq deaths Posted: 10 Apr 2015 07:22 AM PDT Last October, a U.S. federal jury convicted Paul Slough, Dustin Heard, and Evan Liberty of voluntary and attempted manslaughter and Nicholas Slatten of murder in relation to the deaths of Iraqis at a Baghdad traffic circle. The heavily armed four-truck Blackwater Worldwide convoy had been trying to clear a path for U.S. diplomats.

Obama, Castro speak by phone amid bid to restore Cuba ties Posted: 10 Apr 2015 06:48 AM PDT The call sets the stage for a historic encounter between the two leaders at a summit starting Friday in Panama.

Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run his weekend Posted: 10 Apr 2015 05:42 AM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial competition but needing to get her organization in place for the long battle to come. A variety of sources in the Clinton orbit said they were anticipating an imminent announcement but would not confirm a report in the New York Daily News that the announcement was expected on Sunday. Clinton is likely to make her intentions known through a social media announcement followed by campaign travel. The Guardian newspaper reported that Clinton would make her announcement on Twitter at noon eastern time on Sunday while headed to the early voting state of Iowa, followed up by email and video announcements.

Purple Hearts to be awarded for 2009 shooting survivors at Army post in Texas Posted: 10 Apr 2015 04:54 AM PDT By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - About 50 people who survived a 2009 shooting rampage at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in central Texas are set to receive Purple Heart and Defense of Freedom medals on Friday after years of lobbying by politicians and lawyers. In February, the U.S. Army cleared the way for the military and civilian distinctions after the shooting was declared an act of international terrorism.. The awards will be handed out at the base. Then-Army Major Nidal Hasan, an American-born Muslim, opened fire on unarmed soldiers preparing for overseas deployment on Nov. 5, 2009, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in what he later called retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world. The Army had previously designated the shooting to be "workplace violence" on the grounds that Hasan was a fellow soldier, and there was no evidence that the attack was directed by a foreign enemy.

California sheriff orders probe into beating of fleeing horseman Posted: 10 Apr 2015 04:06 AM PDT (Reuters) - A southern California sheriff said on Thursday he had ordered an investigation into the use of force by several deputies who could be seen on a TV news video savagely beating a man who had fled on horseback. Around noon local time sheriffs deputies went to serve a search warrant at the home of 30-year-old Francis Pusok, who fled from officers in a car in rural Apple Valley, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Over the next roughly two minutes, the video shows about 10 officers swarm the man, kicking and kneeing his head and crotch, punching his head and back, and stepping on him. "The video surrounding this arrest is disturbing," Sheriff John McMahon said in the statement.

1 dead, homes destroyed in tiny Illinois town after tornado Posted: 10 Apr 2015 03:18 AM PDT FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) — A tornado hit the tiny northern Illinois town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and sweeping homes off their foundations, as part of a storm system that pummeled a large swath of the country.

Kerry, Cuban minister see 'progress' in historic talks Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:17 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuba's foreign minister made progress as they held historic talks to restore diplomatic ties, a US official said before their presidents attend a landmark summit. Kerry and Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez met in Panama City on the eve of the Summit of the Americas, the first meeting of this level since 1958, one year before Fidel Castro's revolution. The two agreed they made progress and that we would continue to work to resolve outstanding issues," a senior State Department official said on condition of anonymity. The US State Department's Twitter account published a picture of Kerry and Rodriguez looking at the camera with straight faces as they shake hands in a room with two chairs and a glass coffee table.

1 dead as large tornado rips through Illinois Posted: 09 Apr 2015 09:39 PM PDT A fire official says "every single"structure in the tiny town of Fairdale has been damaged.

New video shows South Carolina man fleeing traffic stop before shooting Posted: 09 Apr 2015 04:38 PM PDT By Harriet McLeod NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A video captured by a South Carolina police cruiser's dashboard camera surfaced on Thursday showing a black man fleeing after what appears to be a routine traffic stop by a white officer who would eventually pursue and fatally shoot him in the back. The footage, released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and aired by CNN, was taken minutes before a bystander's video recorded North Charleston Patrolman Michael Slager gunning down 50-year-old Walter Scott as he ran. The new video clip, which lasts just four minutes, shows Slager, 33, approaching a black Mercedes-Benz and asking the driver, Scott, for his license and proof of insurance.

Police cruiser video shows moments before fatal shooting Posted: 09 Apr 2015 04:05 PM PDT NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The traffic stop starts like any other: an officer pulls over a motorist, walks up to the driver's side window and asks for license and registration. What happened minutes later appears to take place without any obvious sign of provocation or conflict: The driver opens the door and runs, and the officer chases after him.

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