Texas teen held after shots fired at school principal’s parked car
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A teenager believed to be a student at a suburban San Antonio high school was taken into custody on suspicion of bashing the principal’s parked car with a baseball bat on Thursday and then firing shots at the vehicle, officials …
Spotlight shines, stage right, on U.S. House Freedom Caucus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They are mostly wealthier than their fellow Republican lawmakers, overwhelmingly white, middle-aged and male, and have minimal legislative experience despite often having been high achievers in their careers before Washington.
Suburban Boston park opens to deer hunting for first time in a century
BOSTON (Reuters) – A park just outside Boston this year will allow deer hunting for the first time in more than a century, as state officials struggle to keep up with a surge in the population of the animals.
Award-winning teacher fired over misconduct allegations: LA Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles school board has voted to fire a nationally recognized teacher following allegations that he inappropriately touched minors and made an improper joke to students, the Los Angeles Times reported.
California sex offender sues over Halloween sign and rules
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – A paroled sex offender in Southern California sued the state’s Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections on Thursday, arguing that rules imposed on sex offenders during Halloween trick or treating violate his constituti…
Few signs of improvement for NBA star Odom after collapse
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Pro basketball and reality TV star Lamar Odom spent a third day hospitalized on Thursday, reportedly on life support following a series of strokes, after collapsing at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had b…
LAPD data errors give false view of crime in city: L.A. Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Department misclassified some 14,000 assaults as minor offenses over an eight-year period, an error that painted a rosier picture of crime in America’s second-largest city, the Los Angeles Times reported o…
Judge declines to declare mistrial in Dewey & Leboeuf criminal trial
(Reuters) – The attorney representing Joel Sanders, the former chief financial officer of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, renewed his call for a mistrial on Thursday, saying he was worried the jury was feeling pressure to convict after 20 days of deliberations.
Engine problems possibly caused U.S Navy Osprey crash: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fatal crash last May of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built by Boeing Co and Textron Inc’s Bell Helicopter was possibly due to a loss of power caused by ingestion of sand into the engines, Aviation Week magazine reported, citing a U.S. Navy report.
Vermont judge orders actor Randy Quaid, wife released from jail
(Reuters) – A Vermont judge on Thursday ordered actor Randy Quaid and his wife released from jail after they were arrested on Saturday on an outstanding California warrant while crossing into the United States from Canada.
