Texas investigates ‘affluenza’ teen over beer pong party video
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – Law enforcement authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into a video that allegedly shows the Texas teen from a wealthy family who killed four people while driving drunk among revelers at a party, possibly in vio…
Illinois judge keeps Chicago retiree healthcare case alive
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A lawsuit challenging Chicago’s move to save money by phasing out lifetime subsidized healthcare for its retired workers can move forward in part, an Illinois judge ruled on Thursday.
Muslim Americans fear demonization of Islam after mass shooting
DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) – Muslim Americans fear their religion will be demonized and Islamophobia will spread after a young Muslim couple was accused of carrying out one of the bloodiest mass killings in the United States.
U.S. authorities look for militant links to shooters in California mass slaying
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple suspected of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen pipe bombs, authorities said on Thursday as they sought clues to the pair’s motives and …
Chicago to release video in police shooting of second black man
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A video of a 2014 Chicago police shooting of a black man will be released next week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Thursday after days of controversy over another fatal police shooting caught on tape.
Man’s hoard of nearly 5,000 guns shows ease of amassing arms in U.S.
PAGELAND, South Carolina (Reuters) – As sheriff’s investigators threaded past the battered cars, cast-off tires and rusted farm equipment cluttering Brent Nicholson’s front yard, there was no hint of the sinister stockpile hidden behind his windowless front door.
Coldplay to play 2016 Super Bowl halftime show: media reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – British rock band Coldplay will play the halftime show at the 2016 Super Bowl, according to media reports on Thursday.
Russian Taliban fighter sentenced to life in prison in U.S
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Soviet army tank officer convicted for his role in a 2009 attack on U.S. and Afghan soldiers, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday to life in prison plus 30 years.
Female attacker stands out in California mass shooting
(Reuters) – Of all the shocking details emerging after Wednesday’s mass shooting in California, one stands out as highly unusual: one of the two attackers who shot dead 14 and wounded 21 others at a holiday party was a woman.
Radiation from Japan nuclear disaster spreads off U.S. shores
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Radiation from Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster has spread off North American shores and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites, although levels are still too low to threaten human or ocean life, scientists s…
