Fire that disrupted NYC’s Grand Central Terminal trains ruled accidental
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Commuter train passengers braced for a crowded ride home from New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, with Metro-North Railroad service still only partially restored after a massive four-alarm fire disrupted the evenin…
Black bear captured near junior high school in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A black bear wandered on sidewalks and climbed trees on Wednesday in the Southern California city of Rancho Cucamonga, causing a scare at a nearby junior high school, police said.
Texas man pleads guilty to sexually abusing orphan boys in Malawi
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who managed an orphanage in Malawi pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday to sexually abusing children in his care and giving some of them money to keep them quiet about the abuse, U.S. prosecutors said.
Pennsylvania teen hit with new Islamic State-related charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania teenager indicted for supporting Islamic State was hit with fresh terrorism charges on Wednesday, as U.S. prosecutors accused him of posting online the names of approximately 100 U.S. military members and exhorting h…
Mississippi schools back away from adopting U.S. transgender policy
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s schools chief backed away on Wednesday from federal guidance to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice amid pushback from state leaders.
U.S. bans e-cigarettes from checked baggage over fire risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is banning passengers and crew members from carrying e-cigarettes in checked baggage or charging the devices onboard aircraft.
New Jersey man allowed to keep Trump flags at his home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey supporter of Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump can keep displaying Trump flags above his home, his attorney said on Wednesday, noting a judge dismissed a complaint that resulted in a municipal citation and fi…
Florida woman found guilty in 1991 murder of five-year-old son
(Reuters) – A Florida woman was found guilty on Wednesday in the 1991 death of her 5-year-old son in central New Jersey in a cold case that was reopened five years ago, according to media reports.
Police kill man with knife in bustling New York theater district
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A knife-wielding man who fought with police was fatally shot at the height of the morning rush hour on Wednesday on a street in New York’s bustling Broadway theater district, police said.
Major Boston hospital to offer gender-reassignment surgeries
BOSTON (Reuters) – A major Boston academic hospital said on Wednesday it would become the first in the northeastern United States to begin performing gender-reassignment surgery on transgender patients.
