Former Penn State coach Sandusky denied new child sex abuse trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday denied a request by former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky for a new trial on charges that he sexually assaulted pre-teen and teenaged boys for 15 years.
Guilty verdict in Boston Islamic State beheading plot
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston-area man was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit acts of international terrorism and supporting Islamic State for a 2015 plot to attack police and behead a conservative blogger who organized a “Draw Mohammed” c…
Las Vegas hotel guard says he heard drilling, then hail of bullets
(Reuters) – A hotel security guard wounded by the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people told a U.S. television talk show on Wednesday that he heard drilling before the shooter began spraying a hallway with hundreds of rapid-fire rounds.
Ford to recall about 1.3 million trucks in North America for door latch fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it would recall about 1.3 million 2015-17 Ford F-150 and 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks in North America to add water shields to side door latches at a cost of $267 million.
Three dead in shooting at Maryland workplace: sheriff
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and two wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at an Edgewood, Maryland, stone countertop company, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
Bus failed to stop at red light in deadly NYC crash in Sept.: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday a tour bus involved in a deadly New York crash in September in New York ran a red light when it struck a municipal city bus.
Second federal judge blocks Trump’s curbs on travel to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A second U.S. federal judge has blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on people entering the United States from eight countries, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s third bid to impose travel …
Texas house fire kills mother, five children in ‘horrific scene’
(Reuters) – Five children and their mother were killed early on Wednesday when fire engulfed their rural Texas home about 100 miles east northeast of Houston, Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis said.
Trump slams NFL for not making players stand for anthem
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the National Football League on Wednesday for not forcing players to stand for the national anthem, firing back after league officials meeting in New York chose instead to effectively back pla…
Ford to recall about 1.3 million vehicles in North America
The No.2 U.S. automaker said the safety recall is due to frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in the affected vehicles, that may result in a door not opening or closing.
