Fire in New York City apartment block kills 12 including four children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of a blaze that ripped through an apartment building in the Bronx and killed 12 people including four children, in the city’s deadliest fire in at least a quarte…
Fire in New York City apartment block kills 12 including an infant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of a blaze that ripped through an apartment building in the borough of the Bronx, killing 12 people including an infant, in the city’s deadliest fire in at least…
New York City apartment fire kills 12, injures several others
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire that swept through several floors of an apartment building in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said….
Twelve dead in New York City apartment fire: mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire in an apartment building in New York City’s borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
At least 15 seriously injured in New York City blaze
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least 15 civilians were seriously injured and an unknown number of people were killed on Thursday in a four-alarm apartment fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, city fire and police officials said.
Chicago board finds policeman’s fatal shooting of two not justified: newspapers
(Reuters) – A Chicago city oversight board has found that a policeman was unjustified in fatally shooting a 19-year-old college student and a 55-year-old grandmother about two years ago, newspapers reported on Thursday.
Oregon appeals court upholds damages in gay wedding cake case
(Reuters) – An Oregon state appeals court on Thursday let stand $135,000 in damages levied against the owners of a Portland-area bakery for discrimination after they refused on religious grounds to prepare a wedding cake for a local lesbian couple.
New York police poised to thwart New Year’s Eve suicide bombers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Police Department is providing officers with specialized training to stop any suicide bombers at Sunday’s New Year’s Eve celebration, when up to 2 million people will flood the streets of Times Square, officials said o…
Prosecutors delay decision on Minnesota cop who fatally shot Australian
(Reuters) – Minneapolis’ top prosecutor on Thursday said more investigation is needed before he decides whether or not to charge a police officer in the fatal shooting of an Australian woman in July that led to the police chief’s resignation.
Land of the freeze: arctic wave hits northern United States
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An arctic blast sent most of the U.S. Northeast and Midwest into a deep freeze that set record lows in several spots on Thursday as forecasters warned the frigid temperatures could last through the New Year holiday.
