Three men indicted in plot to fly drugs into Maryland prison by drone
(Reuters) – Three Maryland men, including a convicted murderer serving a life term, were indicted on charges of attempting to fly drugs and pornography into a prison using a drone, officials said on Wednesday.
Father of Washington state teen gunman ‘slipped’ through system: reports
(Reuters) – The father of a Washington state high school student who killed four classmates before committing suicide last year was able to “slip” through the system to get the firearm his son used, media reports quoted federal prosecutors as saying on…
Texas mortuary owner convicted of leaving bodies to rot
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The owner of a Fort Worth mortuary where corpses were left to rot was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday of taking money from clients for funerals and not properly attending to the bodies.
Texas high school football coach told players to hit official: ESPN
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An assistant Texas high school football coach ordered his players to blindside a football official during a game as payback for what the team perceived to be the official’s use of racist language, TV sports network ESPN report…
Gacy probe leads to closing of 1979 Chicago missing persons case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A John Doe murdered in San Francisco in 1979 has been identified as a teenager who went missing in Chicago a year earlier, thanks to ongoing efforts to identify victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the Cook County sheriff said …
Charleston to honor church shooting victims with street dedication
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina city on Wednesday is honoring the victims of a shooting massacre by renaming part of the street in front of the historic black church where they died the “Mother Emanuel Way Memorial District.”
Pope to meet with Obama at White House on historic U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis and President Barack Obama are set to hold private talks at the White House on Wednesday before the pontiff parades through streets of Washington on the first full day of his first visit to the United States.
Taps may sound for New York Military Academy, Trump’s alma mater
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Pope starts U.S. trip with tone of conciliation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis launched his first visit to the United States with a characteristic gesture of humility on Tuesday, and sent a conciliatory message to the world’s wealthiest nation about his frequent criticism of capitalism.
On U.S. visit, China’s president seeks to reassure on trade, security
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing a skeptical audience on the first day of a week-long U.S. visit, sought to reassure business and government officials on Tuesday over a long list of irritants, from economic reform to cyber attac…
