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• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin seeks to have conviction tossed
• Small helicopter lands on U.S. Capitol grounds, one person detained: police
• Harry Reid on 2016 Republican field: ‘I think they’re all losers’
• Why Lindsey Graham might run for president
• Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first-degree murder
• Jury reaches verdict in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez
• U.S. investigating online leak of senior officials' home addresses: CBS
• Chicago expected to approve $5.25 million for police cases
• U.S. fast-food workers plan rallies demanding higher wages
• 5 things to know about Tax Day: For most, it's not that bad
• Panel unanimously approves Iran bill after surprise White House retreat
• Boston marks somber second anniversary of deadly marathon bombing
• Missouri executes man convicted of murder over child support
• Dashcam video shows Arizona officer crash cruiser into suspect
• Tennessee attorney general says Bible bill unconstitutional
• Protests in U.S. cities against police violence prompt arrests
• Exclusive: Wary of natural disaster, NY Fed bulks up in Chicago
• White House agrees to give Congress a say on Iran deal
• Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge in New Orleans

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin seeks to have conviction tossed Posted: 15 Apr 2015 12:01 PM PDT Attorneys for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who is serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison for corruption, are seeking to have his 2014 conviction overturned because of what they say were flawed instructions given to the jury, court papers show. He was thrust into the national spotlight in 2005 when the storm's waters overwhelmed levees and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, killing 1,500 people and causing some $80 billion in damage. In a court papers filed on Tuesday, Nagin's attorneys said the judge in the case erred in telling jurors to find him guilty of nine counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy even if he would have acted in the same way without the inducement of a payoff.

Small helicopter lands on U.S. Capitol grounds, one person detained: police Posted: 15 Apr 2015 11:12 AM PDT A small helicopter landed on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol with a single occupant aboard on Wednesday, and one person was detained, U.S. Capitol Police said. Nearby streets were temporarily closed as police investigated, according to a police statement that called the craft a "gyro copter." The copter resembled a small open-air helicopter with a single rotor on top.

Harry Reid on 2016 Republican field: ‘I think they’re all losers’ Posted: 15 Apr 2015 10:41 AM PDT The Senate minority leader is not mincing words on his way out the door.

Why Lindsey Graham might run for president Posted: 15 Apr 2015 09:38 AM PDT His nomination may be a long shot, but the senator still is serious about solving the thorniest problems in politics.

Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first-degree murder Posted: 15 Apr 2015 07:47 AM PDT The conviction of the former NFL star carries a sentence of automatic life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Jury reaches verdict in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez Posted: 15 Apr 2015 07:30 AM PDT FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The jury in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez reached a verdict Wednesday.

U.S. investigating online leak of senior officials' home addresses: CBS Posted: 15 Apr 2015 06:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating the online leak of home addresses of senior officials and former officials from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies, CBS News reported on Wednesday. Investigators believe a right-wing group was behind posting the information, CBS reported, citing unidentified sources. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Chicago expected to approve $5.25 million for police cases Posted: 15 Apr 2015 04:33 AM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago City Council is expected to approve on Wednesday $5.25 million in settlements in two alleged police misconduct cases: the fatal shooting of a black teenager and a botched manslaughter investigation involving a former mayor's nephew. The council's finance committee voted this week to recommend that the third-largest U.S. city pay $5 million to the family of Laquan McDonald, 17, six months after he was shot 16 times by a police officer. The U.S. Department of Justice and state authorities are investigating McDonald's death at a time of increased scrutiny of police conduct around the country, including the indictment last week of a South Carolina police officer in the murder of an unarmed black man. The council also is expected to approve a $250,000 payment to Nanci Koschman, the mother of David Koschman, 21, who died in 2004 after being punched by Richard J. Vanecko, the nephew of longtime mayor Richard M. Daley and grandson of the late mayor Richard J. Daley.

U.S. fast-food workers plan rallies demanding higher wages Posted: 15 Apr 2015 02:23 AM PDT U.S. fast food workers fighting for better wages enlisted students, healthcare workers and racial justice activists to swell the ranks of rallies set for Wednesday in 230 cities. Fast-food workers will walk off the job and be joined at protests by students from 200 colleges and activists from the Black Lives Matter movement, which protests police brutality, they said. The campaign by low-wage workers for higher pay has been building for several years as they protest that the U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is not enough to lift them from poverty. Fast-food and retail chains are starting to respond, but their wage increases are generally below the level organizers are demanding.

5 things to know about Tax Day: For most, it's not that bad Posted: 15 Apr 2015 02:07 AM PDT Wednesday is the deadline for filing income tax returns, a day filled with dread for many.

Panel unanimously approves Iran bill after surprise White House retreat Posted: 15 Apr 2015 01:35 AM PDT A key Senate panel quickly approves a measure giving Congress final say on a nuclear deal.

Boston marks somber second anniversary of deadly marathon bombing Posted: 15 Apr 2015 12:30 AM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The city of Boston faces a somber day on Wednesday as it marks the second anniversary of the bombing attack on its marathon that killed three people and injured 264. Mayor Martin Walsh plans to mark the day with a low-key ceremony at the site where twin pressure-cooker bombs went off on April 15, 2013, ripping through a crowd of some of the thousands of spectators, volunteers and athletes at the Boston Marathon. The anniversary comes amid a break in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted last week of carrying out the bombing attack, before the same jury that found him guilty decides whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without possibility of parole. Tsarnaev, 21, was the younger of two brothers who carried out the attack and three days later shot dead a police officer as they prepared to flee the city.

Missouri executes man convicted of murder over child support Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:23 PM PDT (Reuters) - Missouri on Tuesday executed a man convicted of attacking his former wife over child support payments and killing her friend, a prison spokesman said. Andre Cole, 52, was killed by lethal injection and pronounced dead at 10:24 p.m. at the state's death chamber in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He became the 12th inmate executed in the U.S. and the third in Missouri in 2015. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

Dashcam video shows Arizona officer crash cruiser into suspect Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:29 PM PDT By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Dramatic video released by Arizona authorities on Tuesday showed a police officer crash his cruiser into a felony suspect as the man walked down a street toting a loaded rifle this year. Dashboard camera footage from another officer's vehicle shows the man, identified by police as 36-year-old Mario Miranda Valencia, apparently firing the weapon into the air before a marked police vehicle speeds into him - launching him in the air - in the town of Marana. Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko then crashes the vehicle into a brick wall, shattering its windshield. Rapiejko was not injured, Marana police spokesman Sergeant Chris Warren said.

Tennessee attorney general says Bible bill unconstitutional Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:12 PM PDT By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Tennessee's attorney general said on Tuesday a bill under consideration in the legislature to make the Bible the official state book would be an unconstitutional endorsement that the sacred text does not need. The bill would violate both the U.S. Constitution and Tennessee's state constitution, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III said. He said Tennessee's constitution states that "no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode of worship." Governor Bill Haslam, a Republican, also has opposed the measure, which was debated on the floor of the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill has also drawn criticism from religious leaders and others who say it violates the separation of church and state under the U.S. Constitution and Tennessee's constitution.

Protests in U.S. cities against police violence prompt arrests Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:54 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protesters in several U.S. cities blocked highways and swarmed police precincts, leading to at least a dozen arrests in demonstrations touched off by fresh cases of police violence against unarmed black men. Marching across New York's Brooklyn Bridge, some 250 placard-bearing activists organized by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network protested the latest incidents of violent police tactics used against minorities. In Wisconsin, about 100 protesters, mostly high school students, blocked a major roadway in Madison, where last month's fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Tony Robinson Jr. by a white police office has triggered a series of demonstrations.

Exclusive: Wary of natural disaster, NY Fed bulks up in Chicago Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:38 PM PDT By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York branch of the U.S. Federal Reserve, wary that a natural disaster or other eventuality could shut down its market operations as it approaches an interest rate hike, has added staff and bulked up its satellite office in Chicago. Some market technicians have transferred from New York and others were hired at the office housed in the Chicago Fed, according to several people familiar with the build-out that began about two years ago, after Hurricane Sandy struck Manhattan. Officials believe the Chicago staffers can now handle all of the market operations that are done daily out of the New York Fed, which is the U.S. central bank's main conduit to Wall Street. With rates having been near zero for more than six years, and markets flooded with reserves, the Fed will rely on an array of new tools to help it tighten policy, likely later this year.

White House agrees to give Congress a say on Iran deal Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:51 PM PDT President Obama bows to pressure from Republicans and his own party.

Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge in New Orleans Posted: 14 Apr 2015 02:27 PM PDT By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Real estate scion Robert Durst, who has been charged with murder in California, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a federal gun charge stemming from his arrest last month in New Orleans. Durst's lawyers have sought his extradition to Los Angeles County, where prosecutors want him in connection with the 2000 killing of a longtime friend, Susan Berman, in a case recently chronicled in the HBO documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." But the federal charge and similar Louisiana state weapons charges mean that Durst, 72, is likely to remain in Louisiana for the foreseeable future. Appearing frail, Durst entered his not guilty plea before Judge Lance Africk in the Eastern District of Louisiana, who scheduled a hearing in the case on June 11, with a trial to begin on June 22. The final episode of the HBO series aired a day after his March 14 arrest at a New Orleans hotel, where authorities said he was staying under an assumed name with $42,000 in cash, a revolver, about five ounces of marijuana and a latex mask.

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