Iowa man charged with murder for ambush shooting of two police officers
(Reuters) – An Iowa man who had several run-ins with police and was banned from his daughter’s high school after waving a Confederate flag was charged with murder on Thursday for the ambush-style slaying of two police officers.
Pianist’s estranged wife not fit to stand trial for Texas murder: lawyer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The estranged wife of Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko has been declared unfit to stand trial on charges of murdering her two daughters at her Texas home and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment, her lawyer said on Thurs…
San Francisco city attorney sues developer of sinking luxury tower
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s city attorney on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the developer of a luxury condominium high-rise that has sunk by more than a foot, saying the developer failed to warn prospective buyers that the building was …
Penn State fined $2.4 million for failures related to Sandusky child abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Penn State University was hit with a $2.4 million fine on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for its mishandling of child molestation complaints against convicted former football coach Jerry Sandusky.
School bus driver in fatal Baltimore crash had expired medical certification: state
(Reuters) – The driver of a Baltimore school bus involved in a commuter bus crash that killed him and five others lacked authorization to drive because his medical certification had lapsed, a Maryland state spokesman said on Thursday.
U.S., 35 states to boost electric vehicle charging network
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it will establish 48 national electric-vehicle (EV) charging networks on nearly 25,000 miles of highways in 35 U.S. states.
New York State tax collections down $1.3 billion in first half FY16
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State tax collections fell $1.3 billion, or 3.5 percent, to $36.9 billion through the first half of fiscal 2016 compared to the same period a year earlier, the state’s chief fiscal officer said on Thursday.
Arrest warrants issued for suspects in Kansas triple murder
(Reuters) – Kansas law enforcement authorities are searching for two suspects wanted for a triple murder in the rural central part of the state earlier this week, officials said on Thursday.
Jury picked in U.S. drug trial of nephews of Venezuelan first lady
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An architect, a truck driver and a school administrator were among the 12 jurors selected on Thursday for the U.S. trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady accused of trying to carry out a multimillion-dollar drug deal.
Lockdown ends at Virginia school as bomb threat ‘not credible’
(Reuters) – A lockdown triggered by a bomb threat at a Roanoke, Virginia, high school on Thursday was lifted after authorities had told students and staff to take shelter, the school district said.
