SpaceX to shift Florida launches to new pad after explosion
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – SpaceX said on Friday it would shift Florida flights to a nearly completed second site after damage to its launch pad on Thursday from the explosion of a rocket belonging to the space services company run by Elon Musk.
Ex-deputy in South Carolina spared charges after throwing student
(Reuters) – A South Carolina prosecutor has decided against criminally charging a former sheriff’s deputy who was caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her chair and throwing her across a classroom, local media reported on Friday….
U.S. drops case against ex-cop arrested outside New York’s Trump Tower
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors have dropped their case against a retired New York City police officer arrested outside Trump Tower and accused of resisting U.S. Secret Service agents protecting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a court …
Anger as ex-Stanford swimmer freed after three months for sex assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman caused uproar was released from jail on Friday after serving half of his time.
Ex-Subway pitchman blames victim’s parents for her ‘destructive behaviors’
(Reuters) – Former Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle, who is in prison for child pornography and sex with minors convictions, has responded to a lawsuit filed on behalf of one of his underaged female victims by blaming her parents for what he called…
Hermine pounds Florida, raising new Zika fears, then heads north
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Hermine wreaked havoc across Florida on Friday, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus from pools of standing water l…
NFL’s Kaepernick kneels during national anthem, continuing protest
(Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt with his arms folded during the performance of the U.S. national anthem during a pre-season game in San Diego on Thursday, continuing his protest against racial injustice and police bru…
China criticizes U.S. case against ex-Air China employee
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the U.S. indictment of an ex-Air China Ltd employee for smuggling packages on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed at China’s U.N. mission in New York.
Second alleged ex-Boston mobster charged in 1993 murder
BOSTON (Reuters) – An alleged former Boston mobster said on Friday he was not guilty of murdering an associate more than two decades ago, hours after being arrested on charges of slaying a witness in a federal investigation.
Rocket explodes on launch pad in blow to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its cargo during preparations for a routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday, two days before it had been due to blast off…
