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• Killer Jodi Arias gets life term with no chance for release
• Oklahoma prosecutors reviewing fatal shooting by reserve officer
• Boston Marathon will be 'no-drone zone,' security officials say
• Rubio tells donors he is running for White House
• Shooting makes North Charleston chief's outreach job harder
• Jury in fifth day of deliberations in Aaron Hernandez's murder trial
• Atlanta educators in cheating scandal due for sentencing
• Convicted killer Jodi Arias faces sentencing in Arizona
• The Rubio record: From tea party hero to immigration reformer and beyond
• Clinton takes White House bid on the road
• Final phase of jury selection to start in theater shooting
• Final phase of jury selection to start in theater shooting
• Jordan Spieth wins the Masters in record fashion
• Police video shows killing of black Oklahoma suspect
• Wisconsin students' Rice Krispies treat a snap, crackle, colossus
• Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement

Killer Jodi Arias gets life term with no chance for release Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:45 AM PDT A judge sentenced convicted murderer Jodi Arias to life in prison without the possibility of release on Monday, ending a nearly seven-year-old case that attracted worldwide attention with its salacious details.

Oklahoma prosecutors reviewing fatal shooting by reserve officer Posted: 13 Apr 2015 09:56 AM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Oklahoma are reviewing the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white sheriff's reserve deputy who said he thought he was using a Taser instead of his gun, officials said on Monday. The Tulsa County Sheriff said reserve deputy Robert Bates, 73, fatally shot Eric Harris, 44. He fled the scene and was being chased As a Tulsa County deputy subdues the suspect, a voice identified as Bates says, "Taser, Taser." A gunshot is then heard. "My brothers soul cryes (sic) out as he lays face down on the ground and shot to death," wrote the victim's brother, Andre Harris, on Facebook.

Boston Marathon will be 'no-drone zone,' security officials say Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:50 AM PDT By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Marathon course will be a "no-drone zone" this year, Massachusetts authorities said on Monday as they outlined security plans for the race that was the target of a deadly bombing attack two years ago. In addition to planning to search large bags and coolers, state officials said they would prohibit the use of small aircraft, popular with hobbyists and the tech-savvy, along the race's 26.2-mile (42 km) course, which extends from the suburb of Hopkinton to downtown Boston on April 20. Some 1 million spectators and about 30,000 runners will flock to the Boston Marathon next week, two years after a pair of pressure cooker bombs exploded at its finish line and prompted authorities to overhaul plans to protect the marathon's course through eight Massachusetts cities and towns.  "We are again confident that the security measures in place will not interfere with the event," said Kurt Schwartz, Massachusetts undersecretary for homeland security and emergency management.

Rubio tells donors he is running for White House Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:19 AM PDT The Republican senator says he feels "uniquely qualified" to defend the American Dream.

Shooting makes North Charleston chief's outreach job harder Posted: 13 Apr 2015 06:42 AM PDT NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Eddie Driggers had been out of active policing for five years when North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey offered him the top job in South Carolina's third-largest city.

Jury in fifth day of deliberations in Aaron Hernandez's murder trial Posted: 13 Apr 2015 06:26 AM PDT The jury in the murder trial of former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez began its fifth day of deliberations on Monday over whether he is guilty of killing an acquaintance in 2013, in the first of two murder trials he will face this year. Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is accused of fatally shooting semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hernandez would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, is the first of two Hernandez faces this year.

Atlanta educators in cheating scandal due for sentencing Posted: 13 Apr 2015 04:16 AM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ten former Atlanta public school educators convicted earlier this month of racketeering in one of the nation's largest test-cheating scandals are set to be sentenced on Monday, facing potential penalties of more than 20 years in prison. A state investigation in 2011 found that 38 principals and 140 teachers in the Atlanta school district were involved in cheating on 2009 standardized tests, in a revelation that shook the city. Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., last week urged the judge in the case to spare the 11 convicted educators from prison, one of whom is pregnant and due to be sentenced in August. It is unusual for teachers and principals to end up behind bars for cheating on student tests, said Bob Schaeffer, education director for the nonprofit group FairTest, which seeks to limit the use of standardized testing.

Convicted killer Jodi Arias faces sentencing in Arizona Posted: 13 Apr 2015 03:13 AM PDT By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge is expected to decide on Monday whether Jodi Arias, who was convicted in 2013 of killing her ex-boyfriend, will spend the rest of her life in prison or possibly be eligible for parole after 25 years. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens is set to determine the fate of the former California waitress after a second jury last month failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be executed for the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander.

The Rubio record: From tea party hero to immigration reformer and beyond Posted: 13 Apr 2015 02:26 AM PDT Rubio's stint as conservative icon is now less a defining feature of his career than it is a discordant footnote to his political story.

Clinton takes White House bid on the road Posted: 13 Apr 2015 02:11 AM PDT The newly announced candidate boarded a simple minivan as she headed from New York to Iowa.

Final phase of jury selection to start in theater shooting Posted: 13 Apr 2015 01:23 AM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The final phase of jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case is set to begin with attorneys questioning prospective jurors as a large group.

Final phase of jury selection to start in theater shooting Posted: 13 Apr 2015 12:51 AM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The final phase of jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case is set to start with attorneys questioning prospective jurors as a large group.

Jordan Spieth wins the Masters in record fashion Posted: 12 Apr 2015 10:26 PM PDT Jordan Spieth went wire-to-wire to win the 2015 Masters in spectacular fashion.

Police video shows killing of black Oklahoma suspect Posted: 12 Apr 2015 06:08 PM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have released video showing the fatal encounter of a black suspect with a white reserve sheriff's deputy who police said thought he was holding a stun gun instead of his handgun when he shot the man during a recent arrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Wisconsin students' Rice Krispies treat a snap, crackle, colossus Posted: 12 Apr 2015 02:38 PM PDT By Mary Reardon MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) - University of Wisconsin-Madison students said on Sunday they have completed a Rice Krispies cereal treat weighing more than 5-1/2 tons they hope will be entered into Guinness World Records. The colossus made by combining Rice Krispies cereal, marshmallows and butter was more than 1,000 pounds heavier than a 10,314 pound Rice Krispies treat made in California in 2010 that is recognized by Guinness World Records. The students had been aiming for a 15,000 pound dessert and manufacturers had donated 9,000 pounds of marshmallows, 5,500 pounds of Rice Krispies and 900 pounds of butter for the effort. Danny Lerner, one of the organizers, said Sunday he was pleased with the results after challenges posed by raw weather and warping in the wooden mold used to make the treat.

Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement Posted: 12 Apr 2015 01:35 PM PDT Ahead of Hillary Clinton's expected announcement of her bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, her Republican opponents preemptively reacted to the news Sunday by attacking her candidacy.

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