For Derby hopefuls, owning horse like owning team
(Reuters) – For many racehorse owners, it’s the experience, more so than making money, that attracted them to the Sport of Kings but they face a tough task to get into the elite field for events like the Kentucky Derby.
Planning officials hear outline for higher White House fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposal for a higher, stronger White House fence was presented to Washington planning officials on Thursday in a bid to halt fence-jumping security breaches at one of the world’s most heavily guarded buildings.
North Carolina lawmaker dismisses U.S. deadline to change bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Republican leaders in North Carolina on Thursday refused to back down from a law regulating which restrooms can be used by transgender people after the federal government told the state the law violated the U.S. Civil Ri…
New York City gives nod to 5-cent charge for store bags
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council approved a bill on Thursday to require many merchants to charge 5 cents for each plastic or paper bag taken by consumers at checkout counters, and Mayor Bill de Blasio said he intended to sign it.
Former Texas policeman released after serving 21 years for rape
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A former Fort Worth police officer who had served 21 years of a life sentence after being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl was released from prison on Thursday after an appeals court order overturned his conviction b…
Convicted child molester Sandusky granted hearing on appeal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday granted convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky a hearing later this month to press his case for a new trial, four years after the former Penn State University football coach was found guilty…
Lockheed wins $424 million contract for radar emitter simulation products: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has won a $424 million U.S. defense contract for threat radar emitter simulations products and services, and other simulation equipment, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Cleveland man convicted of murdering three women
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland man was convicted on Thursday of murdering three women and wrapping their bodies in plastic to disguise them as trash, and may now face the death penalty.
U.S. officials aim to recover El Faro data recorder in next few months
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board hopes to recover the voyage data recorder from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank during a hurricane killing all 33 crew on board, over the next two to three months, an agency official sa…
Sexual assault in U.S. military is underreported: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military received about 6,000 reports of sexual assault in 2015, similar to the number in 2014, the Pentagon said in an annual report on Thursday, but such crimes are still underreported.
