| California boy charged with killing neo-Nazi dad claims child abuse Nov 1st 2012, 00:03 RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A California boy charged with murdering his neo-Nazi father when he was 10 said in a videotaped police interview played in court on Wednesday that he was physically abused at home and committed the shooting because he "wanted everything to stop." The emotionally charged video of statements Joseph Hall made to a police detective hours after the shooting was shown on the second day of the boy's juvenile court trial stemming from the May 2011 killing of his father, 32-year-old Jeffrey Hall. ... |  | California boy charged with killing neo-Nazi dad claims child abuse Nov 1st 2012, 00:03 RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A California boy charged with murdering his neo-Nazi father when he was 10 said in a videotaped police interview played in court on Wednesday that he was physically abused at home and committed the shooting because he "wanted everything to stop." The emotionally charged video of statements Joseph Hall made to a police detective hours after the shooting was shown on the second day of the boy's juvenile court trial stemming from the May 2011 killing of his father, 32-year-old Jeffrey Hall. ... | | Child sex convict Sandusky sent to Pennsylvania maximum security prison Oct 31st 2012, 23:05  HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child sexual predator Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his days in a maximum security prison in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, the state corrections system decided on Wednesday. Sandusky, 68, who was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison this month for sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period, was transferred to the State Correctional Institution at Greene County, near Pittsburgh, where he was put in protective custody. ...
| | Child sex convict Sandusky sent to Pennsylvania maximum security prison Oct 31st 2012, 23:05 HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child sexual predator Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his days in a maximum security prison in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, the state corrections system decided on Wednesday. Sandusky, 68, who was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison this month for sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period, was transferred to the State Correctional Institution at Greene County, near Pittsburgh, where he was put in protective custody. ... | | In Sandy's wake, debris chokes New York oil hub Oct 31st 2012, 22:53 NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the busiest oil port in the United States, the dangerous detritus of superstorm Sandy - tree trunks, rail ties, a 3-foot-long traffic barrier - have replaced the tankers and barges that keep the Northeast running. Two days after Sandy delivered a record blow, New York Harbor, the delivery point for the world's most actively traded gasoline and heating oil futures contracts, and a vital fuel source for the surrounding urban milieu, remained shut to commercial traffic, with no estimates for reopening. ... | | In Sandy's wake, debris chokes New York oil hub Oct 31st 2012, 22:53 NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the busiest oil port in the United States, the dangerous detritus of superstorm Sandy - tree trunks, rail ties, a 3-foot-long traffic barrier - have replaced the tankers and barges that keep the Northeast running. Two days after Sandy delivered a record blow, New York Harbor, the delivery point for the world's most actively traded gasoline and heating oil futures contracts, and a vital fuel source for the surrounding urban milieu, remained shut to commercial traffic, with no estimates for reopening. ... | | At Manhattan federal court, working with the lights out Oct 31st 2012, 22:43 NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time since the September 11 attacks, the federal court in Manhattan has put criminal cases on hold, as officials struggle to resume operations in the devastating wake of Hurricane Sandy. With the courthouse at 500 Pearl St. still without power Wednesday afternoon, Chief Judge Loretta Preska issued an order extending deadlines in pending criminal cases until Monday and deadlines for grand jury action until November 12. Federal law permits a judge to extend the time for certain criminal filings if the clerk's office is unavailable for filing, or for good cause. ... | | At Manhattan federal court, working with the lights out Oct 31st 2012, 22:43 NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time since the September 11 attacks, the federal court in Manhattan has put criminal cases on hold, as officials struggle to resume operations in the devastating wake of Hurricane Sandy. With the courthouse at 500 Pearl St. still without power Wednesday afternoon, Chief Judge Loretta Preska issued an order extending deadlines in pending criminal cases until Monday and deadlines for grand jury action until November 12. Federal law permits a judge to extend the time for certain criminal filings if the clerk's office is unavailable for filing, or for good cause. ... | | New Yorkers in fuel scramble as storm-hit pumps dry up Oct 31st 2012, 22:30  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry. More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said. Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region. ...
| | New Yorkers in fuel scramble as storm-hit pumps dry up Oct 31st 2012, 22:30 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry. More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said. Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region. ... | | Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy Oct 31st 2012, 22:11 CHICAGO (Reuters) - The senior executive of the county that includes Chicago dropped a proposed tax on bullets on Wednesday but kept a plan to tax firearms to help defray healthcare expenses associated with the high rate of gun. "It is very important to us to tax guns because we know that guns are the sources of the incredible violence we have in our neighborhoods," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a news conference. She said 29 percent of guns used in crimes in Chicago were purchased legally in suburban Cook County. ... | | Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy Oct 31st 2012, 22:11 CHICAGO (Reuters) - The senior executive of the county that includes Chicago dropped a proposed tax on bullets on Wednesday but kept a plan to tax firearms to help defray healthcare expenses associated with the high rate of gun. "It is very important to us to tax guns because we know that guns are the sources of the incredible violence we have in our neighborhoods," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a news conference. She said 29 percent of guns used in crimes in Chicago were purchased legally in suburban Cook County. ... | | U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy Oct 31st 2012, 22:06 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 across the eastern seaboard to ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... | | U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy Oct 31st 2012, 22:06 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 across the eastern seaboard to ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... | | New York commuters walk, bike and fume amid post-Sandy snarls Oct 31st 2012, 21:40  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City commuters endured hours-long bus trips and bumper-to-bumper traffic on Wednesday as the city struggled to fix a crippled subway system and get back to business in the wake of mega-storm Sandy. Even with many people staying home for a third consecutive day, New York-area commuters grappled with clogged streets. Some bicycled to work. Some walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Others gave up altogether and turned back home after waiting in vain for packed buses to take on more passengers. "There's a lot of irritation. ...
| | Washington pot activists push for driving curbs to help pass bill Oct 31st 2012, 21:03 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Marijuana activists in Washington state hope voters will be reassured by strict new "stoned driving" standards, despite opposition from medical cannabis users who say the limits would make it hard for them to ever drive legally. Washington is among three states voting on Tuesday on whether to allow marijuana for recreational use, even though the federal government considers it illegal, harmful and liable to be abused. Legalization measures in two other states, Colorado and Oregon, contain no new restrictions on impaired driving. ... | | Sandy's silver lining: Skiing in North Carolina starts early Oct 31st 2012, 20:19 WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Some North Carolina residents donned ski gear instead of Halloween costumes on Wednesday after Hurricane Sandy dumped several inches of snow on western parts of the state and allowed a few resorts to kick off the season early. Sandy's low-pressure systems pushed cold air down from Canada to bring the winter-like conditions to North Carolina's mountains, National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Outlaw said. Some areas reported getting up to 3 feet of snow. "This is incredibly unusual," Outlaw said. ... | | Supreme Court hints at limits on dog sniffs for drugs Oct 31st 2012, 20:16 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While considering whether a police dog should be allowed to sniff outside a home for illegal drugs inside, some U.S. Supreme Court justices smelled a rat. At their Wednesday session, justices from across the ideological spectrum signaled that the privacy interest of a person in his home was too great to give police a broad license to let trained canines sniff around a home for evidence they could not see. But in a second case involving a sniffer dog, some of the justices indicated they were hesitant to set too high a bar on police to show that their dogs are reliable. ... | |
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