Plane catches fire on takeoff at Florida airport, 15 hurt
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – An engine on a passenger jet bound for Caracas, Venezuela, burst into flames while taxiing for takeoff at a Florida airport on Thursday, forcing frightened passengers to exit the plane using inflatable emergency slides…
Three arrested for massive oxycodone scheme at New York pharmacies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three people have been arrested on charges that they engaged in what court papers describe as one of the largest schemes ever uncovered to divert oxycodone pills involving pharmacies in New York City, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday…
Georgia grand jury says killing of man by police needs more investigation
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia grand jury on Thursday recommended further investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man by a white police officer at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex in March.
New York clothing bin operator fined for donation scheme: prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A company operating more than 1,100 clothing drop-off bins in New York has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle claims that it falsely advertised its operation as charitable while selling donated items for big profits, prosecutors said…
Illinois, New Jersey men admit to trying to support Islamic State
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Thursday secured guilty pleas from two men in New Jersey and Chicago for trying to provide support to the Islamic State in a pair of cases following investigations nationally into potential supporters of…
South Carolina church massacre detailed in newly released documents
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Police logs released on Thursday revealed a chilling account of the June 17 massacre at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, that killed nine people.
American Airlines flight diverted after passenger’s ‘alarming’ 9-11 speech
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American Airlines flight bound for Philadelphia from Los Angeles was diverted to Phoenix on Thursday after a passenger made “alarming” statements referencing the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, police said.
Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire judge on Thursday sentenced a former student at an elite prep school to serve one year in jail for luring an underage classmate into a sexual encounter.
Famous skateboarding dog Tillman dies at age 10 in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tillman, the English bulldog who in 2009 set a Guinness World Record as the fastest skateboarding canine and starred in videos that demonstrated his four-wheeled prowess, has died in Southern California at age 10, his owner said…
Allen Stanford loses appeal of Ponzi scheme conviction
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford’s bid to overturn his conviction and 110-year prison sentence for running what federal prosecutors called a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
