Reputed NY mobster faces trial for 1978 ‘Goodfellas’ heist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For nearly four decades, it remained one of America’s most infamous unsolved crimes: on Dec. 11, 1978, a crew of masked men stole $6 million in cash and jewelry from a Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at John F. Kennedy Airport in…
Tracy Morgan returns to ‘Saturday Night Live’ 20 months after near-fatal car wreck
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tracy Morgan returned to “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday to host the long-running comedy show on which he shot to fame, more than a year after he suffered near-fatal injuries in a deadly high-speed car accident.
New Jersey tech institute wins U.S. solar home design competition
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Students from New Jersey-based Stevens Institute of Technology won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, taking the top trophy at the event in California by building a flood-resistant house that is also energy efficie…
Hawaii governor signs emergency proclamation to address homelessness
(Reuters) – Hawaii’s governor has signed an emergency proclamation to deal with the problem of homelessness, saying the state faces the country’s highest per capita rate of homelessness and more needs to be done to house the indigent.
Sketches of suspects in stabbing of French train hero released
(Reuters) – Police in Sacramento on Saturday released sketches of suspects believed to have been involved this month in the stabbing of U.S. Air Force airman Spencer Stone, one of the Americans who thwarted an August train attack in France.
Two books, borrowed 52 years ago, returned to library in Oregon
(Reuters) – Two overdue books borrowed more than 50 years ago from a library in Portland, Oregon, have finally been returned, but the identity of whoever had them for all these years may never be known.
Oregon mass shooting survivor posts account of blood, pain and healing
(Reuters) – “The shots knocked me to the ground and felt like a truck hit me,” wrote Chris Mintz in his first public account of being shot five times during the deadly rampage at an Oregon community college while trying to warn fellow students to take …
Kardashians encouraged by Odom’s improvement, People Magazine says
(Reuters) – The improving health of former NBA star Lamar Odom four days after he collapsed at a Nevada brothel and fell into a coma has brightened the spirits of his loved ones, People Magazine reported on Saturday, citing a source close to his estranged wife Khloé Kardashian.
Vehicles mired in mud a day after California flooding
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews on Friday reopened a key portion of a major California highway closed when flash floods sent a torrent of mud and debris onto the roadway, trapping dozens of motorists, officials said.
Texas birth certificate rules for immigrants’ children stand for now: judge
(Reuters) – Texas officials do not have to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to get birth certificates for their children born in the state while a legal challenge proceeds in court, a federal judge ruled.
