California train derails, 27 injured
A light-rail passenger train derailed in Sacramento, California, late Thursday night, injuring 27, officials said.
California train derails, 22 injured
A light-rail passenger train derailed in Sacramento, California late Thursday night, injuring 22 people, officials said.
Dog owner charged with murder in mauling death of nine-year-old girl
The owner of three dogs that mauled a 9-year-old girl to death in Detroit earlier this week was in jail on Friday, held on a $2 million bond on charges that include second-degree murder.
New York’s George Washington Bridge re-opened after suspicious package: mayor
The George Washington Bridge in New York, one of the most heavily used spans in the world, was re-opened early Friday after a suspicious package spotted by a motorist turned out to be just a pipe, authorities and media said.
Florida executes man convicted of killing gay men during crime spree in 1994
A man convicted of targeting three gay men who had befriended him before he bludgeoned and suffocated them during an eight-month crime spree in 1994 was executed in Florida on Thursday night, officials said.
Bernie Sanders meets California fire victims, lays out Green New Deal
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Thursday unveiled a $16.3 trillion climate change strategy on a tour of northern California that included meeting families displaced by deadly wildfires and a rally in the state capital Sacramento.
New York’s George Washington Bridge closed due to bomb threat: mayor
The George Washington Bridge in New York, one of the most heavily used spans in the world, was closed on Thursday night due to a bomb threat, authorities said.
Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab for first time
Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore depleted reefs in the wild.
MIT sets review of donations, apologizes for Jeffrey Epstein ties
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Rafael Reif said on Thursday that the elite university would review its process for accepting donations after taking about $800,000 from foundations controlled by financier Jeffrey Epstein, who committed …
California man with firearms cache pleads not guilty to threatening a workplace shooting
A Southern California man with a cache of firearms pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of threatening to shoot up a hotel, in a case that police described as an averted attack that followed three mass shootings over the past month.
