Police probe family deaths in Phoenix lake as murder-suicide
(Reuters) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of three young children and their parents as a murder-suicide, after police said the father drove the family sport-utility vehicle into a lake in a suburb of Phoenix.
Philippines to deport U.S. Marine facing murder trial after sentence
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Immigration Bureau has ordered the deportation a U.S. Marine once his trial and possible sentence for the murder of a transgender Filipino woman a year ago are over, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Cattle rustling U.S.A., where ‘Rawhide’ meets ‘Breaking Bad’
SEMINOLE, Okla. (Reuters) – Cattle rustling, a crime associated with the Wild West, is on the rebound in the heart of the U.S. cattle industry, driven largely by ranch hands stealing livestock to get money to feed their drug habits.
Obama, budding astronomers look at moon, dream of Mars at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama got a guided tour of the moon on Monday, peering at its craters through a large reflective telescope set up on the South Lawn of the White House to promote science and technology careers at “Astronomy Night…
Two California men plead not guilty to financial fraud in Islamic State case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Southern California men accused of conspiring to travel to the Middle East to join the Islamic State pleaded not guilty on Monday to financial fraud charges connected with their alleged attempts to support the militant group…
Tests show no contamination from fire at Nevada waste site
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Air quality testing following an industrial fire at a disposal site for hazardous and low-level radioactive waste in Nevada has found no contamination in the area, leading authorities on Monday to reopen a highway closed by the mi…
Saudi prince will not face felony charge in Beverly Hills sex assault case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Saudi prince accused of trying to sexually assault a worker at a Beverly Hills estate will not face a felony charge in the case, the Los Angeles County prosecutor’s office said on Monday, though he still could face misdemeanor…
Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom moved to Los Angeles for treatment: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom, hospitalized in Nevada for nearly a week after collapsing in a brothel where officials said he had used cocaine, was reportedly discharged on Monday and sent to a Los Angeles-area facility …
U.S. announces task force to develop drone registry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded public venue…
U.S. appeals court upholds core of N.Y., Connecticut gun laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld parts of New York and Connecticut gun control laws banning semiautomatic assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, ruling the measures passed after a 2012 school massacre did not violate …
