Texas woman arrested for ‘blood ritual’ kidnapping
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas woman who believed that the girlfriend of her dead brother played a role in his demise is suspected of kidnapping, drugging and performing a “blood ritual” on her, authorities said on Wednesday.
Bodies of two women discovered in Los Angeles park
(Reuters) – The bodies of two women were discovered in a Los Angeles park on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Two Oregon men killed while filming WW2 tank destroyer
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Two men killed by an explosion inside a tank-like armored fighting vehicle from World War Two were filming video of the weapon in action for a non-profit military preservation exhibit, authorities in Oregon said on Wednesday….
California officials outline preparations for El Nino flooding
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As California braces for torrential downpours this winter from El Nino, authorities have stockpiled extra sandbags across the state while putting hundreds of personnel through flood-control training, officials told state lawmake…
Runaway U.S. military blimp wreaks havoc in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-tech U.S. military blimp designed to detect a missile attack came loose on Wednesday and wreaked havoc as it floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania, dragging more than a mile of cable and knocking out power to thousands.
Slain New York police officer remembered as man with a calling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of police officers in dress blue uniforms gathered in the rain outside a Queens church on Wednesday for the funeral of slain New York Patrolman Randolph Holder, who was remembered as a principled man drawn to law enforcem…
Exonerated death row inmate can sue Ohio: state supreme court
(Reuters) – An Ohio man who spent six years on death row for a double murder he did not commit can pursue a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against the state, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
Several people shot at Indianapolis mall: local media
(Reuters) – Up to three people were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at Washington Square Mall in Indianapolis, Indianapolis television station WTHR reported, citing Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers.
Former lawmaker seeks to succeed Sacramento’s basketball star mayor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The former top Democrat in the California Senate said on Wednesday he will run for mayor of Sacramento in what is expected to be an expensive contest to succeed former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who has helped revitalize his…
Officer fired for throwing student in South Carolina classroom arrest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – The white sheriff’s deputy who is under federal investigation after he was caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in South Carolina was fired on Wednesday for violating department poli…
