Arkansas capital renames street long known as Confederate Boulevard
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Little Rock, Arkansas, the scene of pivotal civil rights struggles, said farewell to Confederate Boulevard on Tuesday when its board of directors renamed the street to honor an African-American family prominent in the area…
Lawmakers in deal on extending rail safety deadline: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for railroads to implement new safety technology, a leading Republican senator said on Tuesday.
New York explorers find 1862 shipwreck in Lake Ontario
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A team of shipwreck explorers has discovered a mid-19th century sunken steamship, believed to be the oldest of its kind ever found in Lake Ontario, one of its members said on Tuesday.
Musician shot by Florida plainclothes officer had gun: police
MIAMI (Reuters) – A church musician who was shot dead by a plainclothes police officer on a highway exit ramp in Florida at the weekend was carrying a gun bought days ago, police said on Tuesday.
Oregon family sues airplane kit maker after fatal crash kills girl, four
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the home-built airplane her grandfather was flying crashed in Oregon last year has sued the plane’s build-it-yourself kit maker for $35 million, attorneys said on Tuesday.
Texas teen arrested over clock is moving to Qatar with his family
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Texas boy arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb is moving to Qatar, his family said on Tuesday, a few hours after he was at the White House for an astronomy night hosted by President Barack…
Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones…
Gulf of Mexico oil rig worker dies in accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A crew member on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig contracted by Chevron Corp was killed in an accident, the company said on Tuesday.
Ex-Idaho college official who offered scholarships for sex gets jail
(Reuters) – A former financial aid director for an Idaho college who prosecutors say offered scholarships to students in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 107 days in jail after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the case, court officials sa…
Mexican man gets 27 years in killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – A federal judge has sentenced a Mexican man to 27 years in prison for his role in the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in a 2010 shootout with a gang that had crossed the border illegally to rob drug smugglers.
