NY man pleads guilty to trying to support Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempting to recruit fighters to join Islamic State in Syria.
Actor Dustin Diamond withdraws appeal in Wisconsin stabbing case
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy Screech in the early 1990s U.S. television sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” withdrew the appeal of his conviction for a Christmas night barroom stabbing in a Milwaukee suburb, court records showed o…
Exclusive: San Bernardino shooters buried in quiet funeral following Islamic rituals
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who opened fire on a San Bernardino holiday party earlier this month, were buried Tuesday in a quiet, graveside funeral.
Disney, other U.S. theme parks boost security screenings: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. theme parks in Florida and California, including Disney, SeaWorld and Universal Studios, are implementing additional security measures to screen visitors, Hearst’s Orlando, Florida-based WESH-TV reported.
Georgia mayor died from self-inflicted shot, autopsy shows
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An autopsy indicates that the mayor of a small city in northern Georgia killed himself earlier this week after a dispute with his wife, investigators said on Thursday.
Amid chronic U.S. homelessness, Northwest backs ‘tent cities’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – For years, Jammie Nichols struggled with a drug habit that left the Florida mother reeling from blackouts, seizures, depression and poverty – and a decision to give one of her children up for adoption.
California theater actor convicted of killing veteran, friend
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California community theater actor was found guilty on Wednesday of killing his neighbor in a plot to drain his bank account, then slaying the man’s friend to try and cover up the crime, according to court records and media re…
Houston, Miami schools receive threat of violence, campuses to remain open
(Reuters) – School districts in Houston and Miami said on Wednesday they had received threats of violence similar to those made against schools in New York City and Los Angeles this week, but there were no plans to cancel class.
Pentagon chief Carter used personal email account at times, has stopped: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a personal email account for some work-related business earlier this year at the Pentagon, although he has since stopped such use of his personal email, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Arrest warrant withdrawn for Alabama city councilor who got in fight with mayor
(Reuters) – An arrest warrant for a city councilor in Birmingham, Alabama, who was involved in a fight with the mayor that sent both men to the hospital was withdrawn on Wednesday, officials said.
