4.7 quake rattles Southern California
ANZA, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- A 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California Monday and was followed by at least 100 aftershocks, seismologists said.
The 7-mile-deep temblor, initially reported to be a 5.2-magnitude shaker before being downgraded by the U.S. Geological Survey, was centered near Anza in Riverside County.
The Los Angeles Times reported the quake was felt across a wide region, from downtown Los Angeles to Mexico.
USGS seismologist said it was the biggest to strike the greater Los Angeles area since a 5.4-magnitude quake in 2010, the newspaper said.
No injuries or major damage were reported, the Times said.
Navy jet crash kills three in Wash. state
HARRINGTON, Wash., March 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy jet based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station crashed in Washington state, Monday, killing all three crew members on board, officials said.
The Navy confirmed the fatalities in a release posted on its website, saying the crew members were aboard an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. The Navy said the identifies of those killed when the jet went down in an unpopulated area about 50 miles west of Spokane would be withheld for a day after relatives were notified.
The Navy said the aircraft was on a training flight and the cause of the crash had yet to be determined.
"There's a pretty deep depression, a hole in the ground, and a lot of debris scattered around," Stan Dammel, who lives in the area and took his own plane over the crash site, told KOMO-TV, Seattle.
The EA-6B is an electronic warfare jet, an aircraft often used to provide support on combat missions.
Still no verdict in 'Cannibal Cop' case
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) -- A federal jury in New York Monday ended a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the so-called Cannibal Cop case.
New York cable TV news channel NY1 reported the panel will resume its efforts to reach a decision in the trial of former New York City police officer Gilberto Valle Tuesday morning.
Valle, 28, is accused of conspiring to capture, kill and eat several women, including his wife. Valle's lawyers maintain he never intended to carry out his fantasies.
3rd trial starts for alleged kid killer
BALTIMORE, March 11 (UPI) -- A Baltimore man accused of killing three children by slashing their throats was in court Monday for the start of his third trial in the case.
Policarpio Espinoza Perez, 31, and accomplice Adan Canela, 26, are accused of killing Lucero Espinoza, 8, her brother Ricardo Espinoza, 9, and their cousin Alexis Espejo Quezada, 10, at their apartment in 2004, The Baltimore Sun reported.
The suspects were tried together in two previous trials. The first trial ended in a mistrial in 2005 and in 2006, they were convicted, which was then overturned by Maryland's highest court because of judicial errors.
The defendants' lawyers say separate trials will allow them to speak more freely on parts of the case that were not explained well in the previous trials.
"For the first time everyone's going to hear exactly what my client said," said Nicholas Panteleakis, Perez's attorney, referring to a statement Perez gave to police in which he alleges he never entered the apartment where the children were killed.
Perez's trial began Monday with jury selection. Opening statements are expected Tuesday.
Canela's trial will begin later this spring.
