North Carolina woman charged after dead mother found in freezer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina woman is being sought on a charge of failing to report the death of her 75-year-old mother, whose body was discovered in a freezer by a neighbor last week, police said on Friday.
Prosecutor to announce decision in Cincinnati Zoo gorilla case
(Reuters) – A county prosecutor will announce on Monday whether or not he will bring charges against the family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, prompting zoo officials to kill an endangered goril…
UCLA murder-suicide gunman had planned third killing, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former University of California, Los Angeles, student shot dead a woman at her home in Minnesota before he drove almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to the school and killed a professor but failed to find a third intended victim, po…
SEC names Christopher Hetner cyber-security adviser to Mary Jo White
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission named Christopher Hetner senior adviser to the chair as it looks to address rising instances of cyber attacks.
Texas floodwaters claim three soldiers’ lives at Fort Hood
AUSTIN, Texas/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A U.S. Army truck overturned in a swollen Fort Hood creek on Thursday, killing three soldiers and leaving six missing as storms dumped more rain on flood-hit parts of Texas.
Michigan House approves, sends school funding package to state Senate
(Reuters) – Michigan lawmakers on Thursday approved paying off a $467 million deficit incurred by Detroit Public Schools and to fund costs associated with creating a new school system, online legislative records showed and local media reported.
Airports go slow on Delta’s plans to expand VIP security lanes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As travelers face long waits for U.S. airport security checks, Delta Air Lines Inc wants to expand limited access lanes to allow its top fliers – and anyone who pays a fee – to jump to the front of the line.
Two jets from elite U.S. military squadrons crash, one pilot dead
(Reuters) – Two fighter jets from elite U.S. military demonstration squadrons crashed in separate incidents on Thursday, including one that had just done a flyover of the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado where President Barack Obama had spoken….
Singer Prince died of accidental painkiller overdose: medical examiner
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Music superstar Prince, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an accidental, self-administered overdose of an opioid painkiller, the county medical examiner said in a death report on Thursday….
No charges against St. Louis police in black teen’s death
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Two St. Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
