U.S. Navy skydiver killed in parachuting accident in New York Harbor
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – A member of the U.S. Navy’s elite skydiving demonstration team plunged to his death on Sunday when his parachute malfunctioned while performing in an aerial exhibition as part of New York Harbor’s annual Fleet Week festiva…
U.S. might ban laptops on all flights into and out of the country
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States might ban laptops from aircraft cabins on all flights into and out of the country as part of a ramped-up effort to protect against potential security threats, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on …
Man arrested after sheriff’s deputy, 7 others shot in Mississippi
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Mississippi man went on a shooting spree overnight, killing a sheriff’s deputy and seven other people in three separate locations in rural Lincoln County before the suspect was taken into custody by police, authorities said on Su…
Mother of Uber CEO killed in California boating accident
(Reuters) – The mother of ride-hailing firm Uber’s chief executive has died in a boating accident near Fresno, California on Friday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday
Two men stabbed to death on Oregon train trying to stop anti-Muslim rant
(Reuters) – A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday.
Judge overturns life sentences for D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday tossed out life prison terms for one of two men convicted in a deadly Washington, D.C. area shooting spree, saying he must be re-sentenced in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Washington Post reported.
U.S. says Hezbollah associate pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy
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Alabama ‘pill mill’ doctor tied to Insys gets 21 years in prison
(Reuters) – An Alabama doctor was sentenced on Friday to 21 years in prison for running two clinics with a colleague that prosecutors called a massive “pill mill,” in a case tied to the U.S. probe of Insys Therapeutics Inc.
Sponsors abandon Puerto Rican parade in NY after nationalist honored
(Reuters) – Sponsors have been fleeing next month’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City since organizers decided to honor an activist recently freed after more than three decades in prison for ties to a nationalist group that carried out …
Texas teacher disciplined for ‘terrorist’ award for student
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – At least one Houston-area teacher has been disciplined after presenting a seventh grade student with the mock award “most likely to be a terrorist,” a school district official said on Friday.
