Executive quits over Iceland’s cameo in Rhode Island ad: governor
BOSTON (Reuters) – A botched promotional campaign for Rhode Island that included a video that showed Reykjavik, Iceland, rather than the state capitol of Providence, has led to the resignation of a top marketing official, Governor Gina Raimondo said.
Los Angeles area man charged with killing gay son
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles area man has been charged with murdering his son, who he had previously threatened to kill because he was gay, prosecutors said.
Exxon Baytown laboratory workers accept contract extension
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The last group of union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp’s giant Baytown, Texas, refining and petrochemical complex voted on Thursday and Friday to accept a contract extension, a union official said on Friday night.
Former Wal-Mart executive Coughlin dies at 66
(Reuters) – Tom Coughlin, a former No. 2 executive at retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc and protege of founder Sam Walton, died on Friday, the company said. He was 66.
Suspect in killing of Virginia trooper had long rap sheet: police
(Reuters) – The slain suspect in the fatal shooting of a Virginia State Police officer during a bus station training exercise was an Illinois man with a long criminal record, authorities said on Friday.
Chicago teachers strike for day over funding, contract
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of Chicago teachers and other union workers marched through downtown Chicago on Friday afternoon after a day-long strike to demand a contract and more money for education while school officials moved to block future walk-o…
Knife found at O.J. Simpson’s former home ruled out as 1994 murder weapon
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Testing has ruled out a knife purportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson as having been used in the 1994 murders he was acquitted of committing in the “Trial of the Century,” a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman s…
Trump sued in Kentucky by three who say he incited crowd to violence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Three people who claim they were assaulted at a Donald Trump rally in Louisville, Kentucky, last month have filed a lawsuit against the Republican presidential candidate, saying he “incited a riot.”
Hacker ‘Guccifer’ extradited from Romania, appears in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Romanian hacker known as “Guccifer” who posted unofficial emails sent to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Internet was extradited from Romania and made his first court appearance in the United States on Friday.
Court revives California challenge to police dog ‘bite & hold’ policy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman who was sleeping off a night of drinking on her office couch when attacked by a police dog has won reinstatement of her lawsuit challenging the San Diego police department’s policy of unleashing its canines to “bite and …
