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…
New York to try out GPS-based meters on 1,000 taxicabs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some New York City taxicabs will switch to using GPS-based fare calculators from current metering systems under a pilot program approved on Thursday.
Most California cities back new pension strategy despite cost
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Most California cities support a new strategy by the nation’s largest public pension fund to make its investment portfolio more conservative, even though the move could gradually increase how much employers pay into the fund.
House presents transportation bill but no new funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan six-year transportation bill on Friday that would allow spending for roads and bridges to keep pace with inflation but provide no new money for infrastructure…
Mixed martial arts fighter arrested for throwing tile at California police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mixed martial arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller was arrested on Friday on a charge of suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on an officer after he threw a ceramic tile at sheriff’s deputies outside his Southern California h…
Ohio rabbi sentenced to 22 years in prison for child sex abuse
(Reuters) – An Ohio rabbi has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty in Maryland to sexually abusing an underage girl, court documents showed.
U.S. judge rules Maryland can ditch Confederate flag license plates
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the state may start phasing out license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag as early as November, a state official said.
