Father of France train hero indicted in California on fraud charges
(Reuters) – The father of a U.S. Air Force airman who helped to thwart a train attack in France was one of three men indicted on Friday in a Sacramento federal court on fraud and arson charges, according to local media and court documents.
Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner on Friday on its landing approach to Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
First-month Oregon pot sales tax receipts far exceed projections
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The first month of taxable commercial sales of recreational marijuana in Oregon generated nearly $3.5 million in tax revenues, far exceeding projections, the state Department of Revenue has reported.
Cruise ship rescues 18 Cuban migrants who say nine others died
(Reuters) – A cruise ship off the Florida coast on Friday rescued 18 Cuban migrants who said nine fellow travelers died during their 22-day-long journey, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Daughters of celebrated Ukrainian pianist found dead in Texas home
DALLAS (Reuters) – The two young daughters of Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko were found murdered inside their home in a Fort Worth, Texas, suburb, and his estranged wife sustained multiple stab wounds in the incident, local police said on Friday.
Business executive sentenced to five years in Navy bribery scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An official at a Singapore company at the heart of a $30 million U.S. Navy corruption scandal was sentenced Friday to five years and three months in prison, and ordered to pay $35 million in restitution to the U.S. government.
Family of Colorado inmate files wrongful death suit, says he was denied medication
DENVER (Reuters) – A mentally ill prisoner who was found naked and dead in a Colorado jail cell two years ago was denied his psychiatric medication and physically abused by staff at the lock-up, lawyers for the inmate’s family said Friday.
U.S. makes new arrest in U.N. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled charges against a China-born woman involved with two organizations focused on the United Nations as part of an ongoing investigation into a scheme to pay bribes to a former U.N. General Assembly …
Eight sailors hurt in accident on USS Eisenhower carrier flight deck
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight U.S. sailors were injured on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier on Friday when a cable snapped during the landing of an E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, the Navy said.
Wrestler Hulk Hogan wins $115 million in sex tape suit against Gawker
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million on Friday after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler.
