Lamar Odom reported to emerge from coma three days after collapse
(Reuters) – Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom remained hospitalized but was reported to be showing signs of recovery on Friday, three days after he collapsed at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had been using cocaine.
Deputies acquitted of killing Georgia inmate, guilty of lesser charges
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A jury acquitted two deputies of killing a Nigerian college student in a Savannah, Georgia jail cell last New Year’s Day, but convicted them of lesser charges, a lawyer for the dead man’s family said on Friday.
Fantasy Sports Trade Association subpoenaed by U.S. prosecutor: WSJ
(Reuters) – The fantasy sports industry’s main trade association has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa, Florida in an ongoing federal investigation into the legality and practices of the fast-growing business, the Wall Street Journ…
New Orleans mayor announces $75 million settlement with firefighters
(Reuters) – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said on Friday the city had agreed to pay $75 million to settle a longstanding dispute with its firefighters over back wages, ending a quarrel in which he was threatened with house arrest.
U.S. Congress close to extension on train safety deadline: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate are “very close” to reaching bipartisan agreement to extend the Dec. 31 federal deadline for passenger and freight railroads to implement new safety technology for avoiding major accidents, an aide said …
U.S. cancels Arctic offshore lease sale after Shell drops interest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would cancel two potential Arctic offshore lease sales after Royal Dutch Shell PLC said that it was not interested in those leases.
Seattle Seahawks’ Coleman to leave jail after hit-and-run arrest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman will be released from jail on Friday without criminal charges filed against him after being arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault and hit-and-run, both felonies, a local prosecutor’s of…
Student driver in Seattle suburb smashes into driving school
(Reuters) – A woman learning to drive accidentally rammed her car through the glass storefront of her driving school in a Seattle suburb on Friday morning, the school’s owner said.
Trump criticizes George W. Bush over 9/11, Jeb Bush hits back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump once again provoked a tit-for-tat row on Friday by saying former president George W. Bush must share some of the blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
U.S. hunting clubs, rhino hunter sue Delta over trophy ban
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Hunting clubs and a man who paid $350,000 for a license to hunt a black rhino in Namibia have sued Delta Airlines, saying its ban on transporting some big game hunting trophies hurts conservation efforts and violates its globa…
