New York City correctional officers plead not guilty to assaulting teen inmate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City correctional officers pled not guilty on Friday to charges that included official misconduct and assault on a teenage inmate at Rikers Island, prosecutors said.
Marine killed in helicopter accident was at ‘high-risk’ training: officials
(Reuters) – A U.S. Marine who died at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina this week was participating in “high-risk” training when a helicopter made a hard landing, killing him and injuring 11 others, the U.S. Marine Corps said on Friday.
New York City teacher arrested for flying drone at U.S. Open stadium
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City public school teacher was arrested early on Friday on reckless endangerment and other charges after a drone he was operating crashed into the stands in a stadium where a U.S. Open tennis match was underway, police s…
Tiger cub found in Southern California residential community
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 3-month-old tiger cub has been found in a small Southern California town, a humane society said on Friday, and it was unclear where it came from.
Nissan to recall about 300,000 vehicles in U.S. to fix console panel
(Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s North America unit said it would recall about 300,000 vehicles in the United States and 28,000 vehicles in Canada to adjust a console panel.
Missouri 11-year-old shoots to death teen entering home, police say
(Reuters) – An 11-year-old boy left home alone with his younger sister in north St. Louis County, Missouri, shot to death a 16-year-old boy who had barged into the house, police said on Friday.
Kansas university on lockdown amid search for possible armed person
(Reuters) – Kansas State University was on lockdown on Friday amid a search for possible armed person, the school said on Twitter.
U.S. men who thwarted France train attack to be honored in California parade
(Reuters) – Three young men who disarmed a suspected Islamist militant on a high-speed train in France will be honored with a parade in their hometown in California next week, officials said, as the last of the trio returned to the United States on Thu…
Gunman kills one student, wounds two others at Sacramento college
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – One student was killed and two others injured after a fistfight at a Sacramento community college escalated into a shooting, a school official and police said, but classes were to be held as normal on Friday.
Pennsylvania teacher fired after blog posts cannot sue: U.S. court
(Reuters) – A high school English teacher who claimed she was fired for making derogatory comments about her students on her blog cannot sue her Pennsylvania school district for violating her free speech rights, a divided federal appeals court ruled on…
