Accused L.A. airport gunman to be spared death penalty in plea deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a security screener and wounding three others in a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors that would spare him the death penalty, accor…
German man convicted of setting dozens of fires in Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A German national dubbed the “Hollywood Arsonist” was found guilty on Thursday of setting dozens of fires in the Los Angeles area nearly five years ago, prosecutors said.
Penn State to honor late coach Paterno five years after scandal
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania State University plans a special commemoration later this month marking the 50th anniversary of the late Joe Paterno’s first game as head football coach, the school said on Thursday, nearly five years after he was fired over a …
Melania Trump sues Daily Mail, blogger over ‘defamatory’ stories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Melania Trump, the wife of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, sued the Maryland-based publisher of the Daily Mail Online and a blogger on Thursday over stories about her past she believes were “tremendously damagi…
Weak Mylan board fosters EpiPen ‘debacle’: New York comptroller
(Reuters) – New York City’s comptroller on Thursday criticized what he said are “exorbitant” price increases for Mylan NV’s allergy auto-injector EpiPen and said weak board oversight of management decisions had undermined the company’s reputation and …
U.S. concerned for welfare of Houston woman as China sets spy trial date
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – China has set a Sept. 19 trial date for a U.S. businesswoman accused of spying, charges her husband in Texas said on Thursday were false, and the U.S. State Department said it was concerned about her welfare.
Florida finds first local mosquitoes with Zika virus
(Reuters) – Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area, further confirming reports of local U.S. transmission of the illness that can cause severe birth defects.
Uber files $8 million building permit for new Oakland headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has filed an $8 million building permit with the City of Oakland to undergo heavy-duty renovations on the old Sears building that will house its new corporate headquarters.
More reforms, including Tasers, slated for N.Y.’s Rikers jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a new raft of reforms aimed at improving safety at the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, including equipping some senior officers with Tasers and installing full b…
Pakistani man sentenced in U.S. for trying to export military equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pakistani man was sentenced on Thursday to 33 months in a U.S. prison for attempting to export military equipment for the Pakistani military without a license, the U.S. Justice Department said.
