Reuters Top US News: August 25, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Boston bombing juror would have voted for life, not death: media BOSTON (Reuters) - One of the 12 jurors who voted to sentence Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death would have opted for life had he known that one of the victims' families wanted the defendant spared, he told Boston's WBUR radio. Katrina's unclaimed dead conjure memories of her ravages NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A decade after one of the most deadly storms in U.S history, Hurricane Katrina's forgotten victims lie in 83 caskets entombed in black granite mausoleums behind the gothic gates of a New Orleans cemetery. Their visitors are mostly tourists. Accuser in New Hampshire rape trial crumpled in interview: detective CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) - A teenaged student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school who has accused a former student of raping her last year crumpled when describing the alleged attack, said a detective who is due back on the witness stand on Tuesday. Judge overhauls troubled Ferguson, Missouri, court (Reuters) - A new municipal judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday ordered sweeping changes to court practices in response to a scathing Justice Department report following the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown a year ago. Ashley Madison, parent company sued in U.S. over data breach (Reuters) - Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients' personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered emotional distress. Florida State star running back acquitted in battery trial TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - A star running back for Florida State University's football squad was acquitted on Monday of a misdemeanor battery charge despite testimony from a young woman who told jurors he punched her in the mouth outside a bar in June. Colorado movie gunman is 'monster' destined for 'hell,' victim says CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - The Colorado movie massacre gunman is destined for the "darkest, most painful part of hell," a sobbing victim testified on Monday at the start of a three-day hearing after which James Holmes will be formally sentenced to life with no parole. Contract for new U.S. long-range bomber due soon: Air Force secretary WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James on Monday said a contract for a new long-range bomber would be awarded soon, and the project would not be considered a "new start" program that could be halted if Congress fails to pass a budget for fiscal 2016. Heroes who thwarted France train attack to get California parade SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Three young men who disarmed a gunman on a high-speed train bound for Paris will get a heroes' welcome in their hometown in California, the mayor of Sacramento said on Monday. Bus slams into NYC building, six injured NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six people were injured on Monday when a bus crashed into a building in the Queens area of New York City, a spokesman for the Fire Department of New York said. Related Video Japanese man eyes first post-quake Everest climb Kenya conservancy hopes IVF can save white rhino Great Debate Could a 'broken windows' policing strategy work for the Iran deal? Trump's ready to deal, and a lot of uncompromising conservatives agree A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook