Once dismissed, shark attacks may hit new record in 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the summer beach season opens in the United States, at least one expert is predicting an increase in shark attacks around the world this year that will surpass last year’s record number.
U.S. agents arrest suspect in 2007 North Carolina Walmart bombing
(Reuters) – A man suspected of planting a pipe bomb that exploded near propane tanks inside a Walmart store in rural North Carolina in 2007 has been arrested nine years after the crime thanks to dogged police work, court documents obtained on Saturday…
Vintage plane crashed in Hudson River during emergency landing: owner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pilot of a World War Two-era plane killed in a crash in the Hudson River off Manhattan on Friday evening was trying to execute an emergency landing, the museum that owned the vintage aircraft said.
Florida man arrested for fatal shooting of woman in front of children
(Reuters) – A Florida man accused of fatally shooting a mother in front of her children and later wounding his former boss, was arrested by a SWAT team after a seven-hour standoff with police in an Orlando suburb, authorities said.
At least two killed, others missing in Texas flooding
(Reuters) – At least two people person were killed and three others missing on Friday as record rainfall and severe flooding hit hard parts of southeast Texas, officials said.
Portland schools failed protocols over high lead levels in water
(Reuters) – Portland Public Schools failed to follow federal protocols and did not notify parents after high levels of lead were detected at two of its schools two months ago, the district said on Friday.
Slaying of Colorado prison chief ordered by neo-Nazi gang – report
DENVER (Reuters) – The murder of Colorado’s prison chief by a white supremacist ex-convict in 2013 was ordered by leaders of a neo-Nazi gang, the Denver Post reported on Friday, citing newly released documents.
Three current and former Navy officers charged in bribery case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three current and former U.S. Navy officers have been charged with participating in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme involving a Singapore-based defense contractor, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
U.S. deportation raids target Central American families: lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials have kicked off a new round of raids intended to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children who have entered the country illegally, according to a legal group that works with the immigrant…
Bathroom lawsuit could send transgender rights to Supreme Court
(Reuters) – A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration’s policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.
