In an effort to extradite Edward Snowden back to the United States, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder assured Russia that the U.S. would try him in a civilian court, and would not seek the death penalty against him. Russian President's Vladimir Putin 's spokesman again ruled out hopes for Holder to get Snowden extradited.
The Regional Task Force surrounded an Imperial Beach California house on Thursday where an attempted murder suspect was hiding. The task forces surrounded the home of 34-year-old Ramiro Espinoza, billed as one of San Diego Sheriff's Department's most wanted man. He barricaded himself and then began a standoff with police.
The state of Alabama executed convicted murderer Andrew Reid Lackey who prisoner rights groups said was mentally ill, Reuters reported. The 29-year-old Lackey was put to death by lethal injection at Holman Prison in the Atmore, marking the state's first execution since 2011.
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of imprisoning and torturing three women for a decade, agreed Friday to plead guilty and serve a life sentence without parole, plus 1,000 years.
