State Department official: 8,000 Syrian refugees resettled in U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has taken in 8,000 Syrian refugees since October and is on track to meet President Barack Obama’s goal of resettling 10,000 by the end of the fiscal year, a U.S. State Department official told reporters on Frida…
Ex-FBI agent avoids prison for lying at Whitey Bulger murder trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent was sentenced on Friday to two years of probation for lying repeatedly at the 2013 murder and racketeering trial of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger.
Virginia mayor arrested in methamphetamine bust
(Reuters) – The mayor of Fairfax City, Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C., has been arrested on suspicion of providing methamphetamine for sex, police said on Friday.
South Carolina girl exposed to brain-eating amoeba faces bleak odds
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – An 11-year-old South Carolina girl has irreparable brain damage after contracting a rare, often-fatal infection caused by an amoeba from a river where she was swimming, according to a Facebook page set up on her behalf.
South Dakota motorcycle rally gets back to normal after big 2015
STURGIS, S.D. (Reuters) – Sturgis, South Dakota, is expecting its annual motorcycle rally to draw only about half of the 1 million people who came for the 75th anniversary last year, but the tiny city is viewing this as a return to normalcy.
Georgia father jailed after deaths of twin girls left in hot car
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 24-year-old Georgia father, whose twin toddler daughters died after he left them inside a car on a hot and humid day, was arrested early Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct, police said.
American Airlines reaches interim deal to hike ground staff wages
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said it had reached an interim agreement with a labor union to raise wages for about 30,000 of its ground staff, effective immediately.
Tropical storm Earl moves along Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tropical storm Earl moved along Mexico’s Gulf coast on Friday, dumping large amounts of rain in southern states after battering Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Florida woman killed in London was retired educator, tennis player: media
(Reuters) – A Florida woman killed in a knife attack in London this week was a mother, a retired special education teacher and an avid tennis player, local and national media said on Friday.
Twin infant girls die in Georgia after left in hot car: media
(Reuters) – Twin infant girls died after they were left in a car in northwest Georgia during a hot, humid day on Thursday, Atlanta media reported.
