New Jersey police officer shot in his personal vehicle: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A police officer was shot and killed while sitting in his personal vehicle on Monday morning near a defunct movie theater complex in the suburban New Jersey borough of Sayreville, local media reported.
FBI, Secret Service probe letter sent to Trump’s sister: NBC
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s sister, a federal appeals court judge in Philadelphia, according to NBC News.
Exclusive: Lyft drivers, if employees, owed millions more – court documents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Drivers who worked for ride-hailing service Lyft in California during the past four years would have been entitled to an estimated $126 million in expense reimbursements had they been employees rather than contractors, court d…
Rookie Iditarod musher battles to last-place finish in Alaska race
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 32-year-old former Bible camp cook who lost her home in a wildfire last summer toughed out a last-place finish in Alaska’s punishing Iditarod sled-dog race after surviving sled breakdowns and wayward dogs.
Sheriff’s deputy serving warrant dies in Indiana shootout: police
(Reuters) – One sheriff’s deputy died and another was wounded in an Indiana shootout while serving a warrant for drug-related offenses on Sunday, police said.
Retired state trooper kills two in Pennsylvania toll plaza shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A retired state policeman killed two workers during an attempted armed robbery at a western Pennsylvania Turnpike toll plaza on Sunday before police fatally wounded the suspect, state officials said.
Second bald eagle hatches at Washington, DC arboretum
(Reuters) – The second eaglet from a pair of bald eagles known as “Mr President” and “the First Lady” emerged from its shell on Sunday at Washington’s National Arboretum.
Texas woman charged with putting two-year-old daughter in heated oven
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A mother in Texas has been arrested and charged with child abuse on suspicion of burning her 2-year-old daughter by putting the child into a heated oven, a sheriff’s department said on Sunday.
Anti-Trump protesters block Arizona road; march in New York
(Reuters) – Demonstrators briefly shut down an Arizona highway leading to a campaign rally for Donald Trump on Saturday while protesters rallied outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan to voice their opposition to the front-runner for the Republican presid…
Gawker could still win Hulk Hogan case despite $115 million verdict: legal experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The $115 million a Florida jury awarded to Hulk Hogan on Friday may seem like a big blow to the website Gawker, but the media company could ultimately prevail in its court battle with the flamboyant wrestler, legal experts say.
