Kentucky hunt for police shootings suspect stretches on, closes schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A hunt for a fugitive suspected of injuring one police officer and shooting at another has forced the closure of a rural Kentucky school district for two days, authorities said on Tuesday.
Notorious jewelry thief, 85, charged in Atlanta earring heist
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An 85-year-old international jewelry thief was back behind bars on Tuesday, charged with stealing a pair of $690 earrings from an Atlanta store in the latest caper of her decades-long career as a jet-setting burglar with sparkling t…
Former lawmaker likely running to succeed Sacramento’s basketball star mayor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s former top Democrat legislator hinted broadly on Tuesday that he will run for mayor of Sacramento, bringing political heft to a race to succeed Kevin Johnson, the former basketball star whose boosterism helpe…
Rhode Island reopens probe into loan to former Red Sox player’s company
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – Rhode Island legislators are set on Tuesday to resume hearings on the state’s $75 million loan guarantee to former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s now-bankrupt video game company as the state fights to recoup some o…
Drone carrying drugs, hacksaw blades crashes at Oklahoma prison
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A drone carrying mobile phones, drugs, hacksaw blades and other material dangling in a bundle from a fishing line crashed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester before inmates could grab the contraband, prison officia…
One injured at Georgia power plant
(Reuters) – A contractor at the Plant Bowen power station near Cartersville, Georgia, was injured on Tuesday by an electrical flash from equipment on which he was performing maintenance, Georgia Power company said in a statement.
U.S. court upholds sentence of man who shot at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the 25-year prison sentence of an Idaho man who fired a rifle at the White House in 2011.
South by Southwest cancels gaming harassment session due to threats
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – South by Southwest has canceled two sessions about the video gaming industry culture, including one on harassment, at its 2016 annual meeting of the technology industry in Austin, Texas, after receiving threats of violent atta…
GM recalls 1.3 million older cars for fire hazard
(Reuters) – General Motors Co said it is recalling about 1.3 million older sedans and coupes in the United States to fix oil leakages that pose a fire hazard.
Fiat recalls 65,760 trucks and 75,364 SUVs in United States
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said it is recalling 65,760 Ram trucks and 75,364 Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the United States.
