Russian accused by U.S. of spy ring role pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian citizen whom U.S. authorities accused of posing as a banker while participating in a New York City spy ring that sought to collect economic and other intelligence pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge on Friday.
North Carolina man charged with assaulting protester at Trump rally
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A 78-year-old white man accused of punching a black protester in the face during a rally in North Carolina for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been arrested on an assault charge, a local sheriff’s offi…
Designated ‘Smart City’ will get vehicle technology boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department and NXP Semiconductors NV are joining forces in a pilot project to use communication technology to reduce congestion and speed traffic, they said on Friday.
Jackson, Mississippi residents asked to boil water, limit water use
(Reuters) – Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, the largest city in the state, were asked to boil their water and limit water use early on Friday after heavy rains and a mechanical issue caused a system outage, the city said.
Serial airplane stowaway ordered to jail in Chicago: local media
(Reuters) – A woman barred from airports around the United States for trying to evade security and board flights without a ticket has been ordered to jail after she left a mental health facility in Chicago, local media reported.
U.S. TV networks embrace ‘binge-watching,’ taking cue from Netflix
(Reuters) – U.S. networks are changing the way they develop and release new shows, and even commercials, as they seek to adapt to new TV viewing habits and profit from the “binge-watching” made popular by video streaming services like Netflix.
Fuel pipeline supplying to JFK airport ruptures in New York
(Reuters) – A fuel pipeline that supplies to the John F. Kennedy airport ruptured in East New York on Thursday, potentially affecting fuel supply to the airport.
Oregon residents vote ‘no’ on canyonlands conservation
(Reuters) – Voters in a rural southeastern Oregon county have registered their opposition to proposals to expand federal protective status within 2.5 million acres of scenic canyonlands near the wildlife refuge recently occupied by anti-government mili…
Notorious mountain lion suspected of killing koala at L.A. Zoo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mountain lion known as P-22, who gained fame after being photographed striding past the landmark Hollywood sign, is suspected of mauling to death a 14-year-old koala at the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said on Thursday.
Jury sides with San Francisco police in fatal shooting of Latino man
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A jury on Thursday found that San Francisco police did not use excessive force in the March 2014 fatal shooting of a Latino man armed with a Taser.
