Two killed, two wounded at rap concert in Connecticut: media
(Reuters) – Two people were shot and killed and two others were wounded on Friday after a rap concert in southern Connecticut, local media reported.
Tesla owner files lawsuit in California claiming sudden acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc was sued on Friday by a Model X owner who said his electric SUV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through the garage into the owner’s living room, injuring the driver and a passenger…
Plane carrying CEO of Superior Beverage, five others vanishes in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A small plane carrying the chief executive of an Ohio-based liquor distribution company and his wife and sons disappeared over Lake Erie shortly after taking off on Thursday night near Cleveland, the company said on Friday.
Winter storm socks U.S. New England region, snaps power lines
(Reuters) – A winter storm lashed New England with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, cutting power lines as some areas were blanketed with more than 24 inches (60 cm) of snow, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
Tesla owner files lawsuit in California claiming sudden acceleration
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc was sued on Friday by a Model X owner who said his electric SUV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to crash through the garage into owner’s living room, injuring the driver and a passenger.
Kennedy cousin’s conviction in 1975 murder is restored
(Reuters) – A divided Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the 2002 murder conviction of Michael Skakel, a relative of the Kennedy family, in the 1975 murder of his neighbor Martha Moxley at her Greenwich home.
Anthropologists to examine mummified body found in Detroit garage
DETROIT (Reuters) – A body that had decomposed to the point of mummification was found in a car in the garage of a Detroit home, and medical examiners have called for an anthropologist to conduct a special autopsy of the remains, authorities said on Fr…
Illinois budget woes reignite with spending deal’s imminent lapse
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois is poised to re-enter a budgetary limbo on Sunday with the expiration of temporary spending authority for the state’s cash-strapped universities and fraying human services network.
Threat of New Year attack in U.S. low but ‘undeniable’: agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. defense and security agencies said they believed the threat of militant attacks inside the United States was low during this New Year’s holiday, yet some chance of an attack was “undeniable,” according to security assessment…
Judge blocks law limiting incoming North Carolina governor’s power
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina judge on Friday temporarily blocked a state law hours after incoming Democratic Governor Roy Cooper sued to void Republican-backed legislation lessening his control over state and county elections boards…




