Russian accused by U.S. of spy ring role expected to plead guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian citizen who U.S. authorities have accused of posing as a banker while participating in a spy ring operating in New York City is expected to plead guilty on Friday.
Drenched U.S. South facing more heavy rain after flood deaths
DALLAS (Reuters) – A slow-moving storm dumped more rain on the waterlogged U.S. South on Thursday after heavy downpours killed at least four people this week, prompting evacuations and rescues from inundated areas.
Suspects sought in shooting deaths near Pittsburgh, reward offered
(Reuters) – Two men suspected of ambushing partygoers at a backyard barbecue near Pittsburgh and killing five of them, including a pregnant woman, were being sought by Pennsylvania police on Thursday.
Berkeley law school dean resigns over sexual harassment complaint
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The law school dean for the University of California at Berkeley resigned his post on Thursday after admitting to physical contact with his executive assistant that campus officials said
Background checks for gun buyers could save lives, U.S. study finds
BOSTON (Reuters) – Laws requiring background checks for buyers of guns and ammunition, as well as requirements that firearms be traceable, could sharply reduce gun deaths in the United States, according to a study published on Thursday.
Oklahoma man gets life sentences after pleading guilty to killing parents, sister
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man accused of killing his parents and sister in retaliation for being cut off financially pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder charges, receiving three consecutive life sentences instead of the death penalty.
New York man’s murder conviction vacated after 25 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 49-year-old New York man took his first steps as a free man in more than two decades on Thursday after a judge vacated his 1991 murder conviction as part of the Brooklyn district attorney’s review of dozens of decades-old cases c…
U.S. forces ill-equipped to stop illegal drugs, migrants: admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces responsible for disrupting the flow of illegal drugs and migrants to the United States lack the airplanes and ships needed to perform their mission at the level set by the Pentagon, a top U.S. admiral said on Thursday…
Dead burglar believed to be escaped Mississippi inmate: police
VICKSBURG, Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi police said they believe an inmate who escaped from jail last week broke into a house on Thursday and was shot dead after a struggle with the homeowners.
Two U.S. soldiers in South America contracted, recovered from Zika: commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. soldiers serving in South America contracted Zika but have fully recovered and returned to duty, while a third, pregnant service member left the region early for fear of contracting the virus, a top U.S. commander said o…
