Manhunt underway in Mississippi after murder suspect’s escape from jail
VICKSBURG, Miss. (Reuters) – A murder suspect sparked a manhunt in Mississippi on Wednesday after he swiped a jail employee’s clothes, radio and keys and escaped from a county detention facility through a side door, police said.
Thousands without power after storm hits Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A storm packing fierce winds has left thousands of customers without power in western Washington state on Wednesday, and a woman was seriously injured after a tree toppled onto a Seattle-area home, authorities said.
Tennessee teen shoots grandma trying to rouse him for school: police
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A 16-year-old high school student from Nashville shot and injured his grandmother after she and his mother tried to get him out of bed to go to school, police said on Wednesday.
New York City sees rise in injury claims from jails: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City paid more than $13 million in fiscal year 2015 to settle a rising tide of personal injury claims stemming from its jails, particularly the Rikers Island complex, according to a watchdog report released on Wednesday.
U.S. Navy’s ‘unfunded priorities’ list has Boeing, Lockheed fighters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy included 14 Boeing Co F/A-18E/F Super Hornets valued at $1.5 billion and two Lockheed Martin Corp F-35C jets worth $270 million on a list of “unfunded priorities” that it prepared for Congress, according to U.S. …
Man arrested in Florida over $5 million gold heist in 2015
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man has been arrested over the 2015 robbery of $4.9 million in gold in a roadside heist, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday.
U.S. man accused of using Craigslist to find fake tax dependents
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man has been charged with filing false tax returns after allegedly using Craigslist to find three children he could falsely claim as dependents, a federal prosecutor announced on Wednesday.
Republican leaders scramble after Trump Super Tuesday sweep
(Reuters) – Donald Trump consolidated his lead in the 2016 Republican presidential race with Super Tuesday victories but failed to eclipse his rivals or draw reluctant party leaders into his corner.
Privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple in iPhone case
(Reuters) – Digital privacy advocates have called on a U.S. federal judge to approve Apple Inc’s request not to be compelled to build software to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino attack.
U.S. bans the use of electronic cigarettes on commercial flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Wednesday it has banned the use of electronic cigarettes on commercial flights.
