Florida woman charged with felony for allegedly riding sea turtle
(Reuters) – A 20-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of riding a sea turtle on the beach in photos that went viral on social media in early July, police said.
New York governor calls for national gun control in eulogy for aide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo renewed his call for national gun control legislation on Saturday as he delivered a eulogy for the top state attorney who was fatally wounded by a stray bullet in Brooklyn earlier this month.
Hilton says checking claims of hacking at hotels
(Reuters) – Hilton Worldwide Holdings said on Saturday it was investigating claims that hackers had compromised registers in gift shops and restaurants at a large number of Hilton Hotel and franchise properties across the United States.
Fiat Chrysler U.S. labor deal meets opposition in early voting
DETROIT (Reuters) – A proposed four-year labor agreement between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and the United Auto Workers union encountered strong opposition from rank-and-file union members in early ratification voting.
High school football player dies from injury in New Jersey
(Reuters) – A high school football player in New Jersey has died from an injury he sustained during a game on Friday night, school officials said Saturday.
Under pressure from the right, House Speaker Boehner quits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will leave Congress at the end of October after struggling with repeated rebellions by conservatives during a tumultuous five-year reign as the chamber’s top Republican.
Questions raised after shock belt used at Texas murder trial
TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) – A potential death penalty trial in East Texas is set to resume on Monday after it was put on hold when a judge was said by a TV station to have had a shock belt used on the defendant for misbehaving.
New England prep schools overhaul sex ed programs after rape trial
LOWELL, Mass. (Reuters) – Elite New England private schools are revamping their sex education programs and school policies to help prevent sexual assaults after a high-profile student rape trial in New Hampshire drew scrutiny this summer.
SeaWorld clears one California hurdle for expanded orca tanks
(Reuters) – California regulators on Friday recommended approval of a plan by SeaWorld San Diego to build larger tanks for its killer whales despite strong opposition from tens of thousands of people who want to see the killer whales released instead.
Man sentenced to 42 years to life for deadly Los Angeles car rampage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Colorado man who plowed his car through a crowd of pedestrians along the Venice Beach oceanfront two years ago, killing an Italian woman on her honeymoon and injuring 17 others, was sentenced on Friday to a prison term of 42 y…
