Chilean ex-soldier faces U.S. trial in death of singer Victor Jara
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An army lieutenant under late Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet will face a civil trial in Florida this month for his involvement in the 1973 murder of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara, the U.S. human rights group bringing the suit…
Baylor ex-coach admits to ‘mistakes’ in first statement since firing
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Baylor University football coach Art Briles admitted to making mistakes on Thursday in his first statement since being dismissed from the world’s largest Baptist university over a sexual abuse scandal involving athletes…
Bonnie strengthens back to tropical depression off North Carolina
(Reuters) – Bonnie, the first tropical storm to reach the United States this year, has built back into a tropical depression after weakening earlier this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.
Use it or lose it: Occasional Ohio voters may be shut out in November
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – When Larry Harmon tried to vote on a marijuana initiative in November in his hometown of Kent, Ohio, the 59-year-old software engineer found his name had been struck from the voter rolls.
Obama’s Supreme Court lawyer to step down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer is leaving office at the end of June having won a string of major cases including fending off challenges to President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law and legalizing same…
Boeing to lay off 211 workers in Washington state, agency says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Thursday it plans to lay off 211 employees in Washington state on July 22, a group that includes information technology workers that Boeing is letting go in a cost-cutting drive.
Art, furniture and more from the Reagans’ home to be auctioned
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Furniture, artwork, jewelry and collectible objects that once graced the Los Angeles home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are headed for the auction block, Christie’s said on Thursday.
‘Daddy went past a red light’: Massachusetts boy, 6, busts father
BOSTON (Reuters) – A police dispatcher outside Boston got an unexpected call last weekend when a 6-year-old boy dialed 911 to alert them that his father had run a red light on the way to the car wash, according to a recording posted online by the Quinc…
Rare U.S. biplane stamp stolen six decades ago to be returned
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rare “Inverted Jenny” stamp stolen 61 years ago is set to be officially returned to the library that owns it by U.S. authorities on Thursday.
Dutch, U.S. authorities cooperate in lottery mail scam investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday they had raided 10 locations in an investigation into a global, multi-million euro mail scam with hundreds of thousands of victims.
