Pianist’s wife may have suffocated daughters in Texas home: police report
DALLAS (Reuters) – The estranged wife of celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko is suspected of having smothered her children with pillows before attempting suicide inside their suburban Fort Worth home, according to a police report.
Attorneys for Cosby, accusers due back in Massachusetts court
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Bill Cosby and those of seven women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault are due in a Massachusetts courtroom on Wednesday to argue about evidence in a defamation suit.
Five bald eagles killed in Delaware
(Reuters) – Five bald eagles have died in Delaware, state officials said on Tuesday, weeks after 13 of the U.S. national birds were determined to have been killed by humans in neighboring Maryland.
Houston boy, 4, killed by SUV during pickup from daycare
(Reuters) – A 4-year-old boy waiting to be picked up from his Houston daycare was struck and killed on Tuesday by a sports utility vehicle operated by an elderly woman retrieving her grandchild, law enforcement said.
Measure to hike California’s minimum wage to $15 qualifies for ballot
(Reuters) – A proposal to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2021 has qualified to be listed on the upcoming November ballot in the state, officials said on Tuesday.
Venezuelan businessman pleads guilty in U.S. energy bribery case
(Reuters) – A Venezuelan businessman accused by U.S. prosecutors of taking part in a $1 billion conspiracy to pay bribes to obtain contracts from Venezuela’s state oil company pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
Wrecked vessel washed ashore in Oregon may be from Japan tsunami
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Algae and an oyster are among the clues Oregon biologists believe may link the vestiges of a sea-ravaged boat that washed up on a state beach on Tuesday to the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan.
Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday and Denver International Airport briefly evacuated part of its main terminal in a false alarm there hours after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people.
California couple in kidnapping first deemed hoax file lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco-area couple who were victimized in a kidnapping that was deemed to be a hoax by local police filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that police destroyed their reputations.
U.S. urges caution while traveling in Europe after Brussels attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department warned U.S. citizens about the potential risks of travel in Europe after several attacks, including those earlier on Tuesday in Brussels claimed by Islamic State.
