Amir Hekmati, a former Marine who has been held in Iran for two years, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly on September 1, underscoring that he has endured "miserable prison condition," adding that he believes Tehran is holding him hostage for a possible prisoner exchange in the future.
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio defeated his rivals in the Democratic primary to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday, Real Clear Politics reported. Joe Lhota, his soon-to-be Republican challenger, easily defeated in the other primary. The general New York City mayoral election is scheduled for November 5
A Manhattan grand jury is investigating the beating death of 62-year-old Jeffrey Babbitt, who was beaten to death by Leshawn Martin, a black man in what is classified as a possible hate crime
19-year-old Eric Knysz was charged with murder on Wednesday in the shooting death of state trooper Paul Butterfield near Ludington Michigan. Knysz's wife Sarah was also charged with helping him try to get away. She was also due in court on Wednesday.Butterfield was shot in the head by Knysz during a traffic stop on Monday in Mason County's Sherman Township, which is about 80 miles north of Grand Rapids
