Sharks bite two more people in South Carolina, Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A teenage boy in South Carolina and a young girl in Florida were recovering on Friday from shark bites suffered this week in the Atlantic Ocean, the latest in a series of attacks around the world this year.
Ohio sheriff’s deputies discover human remains during drug bust
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies found human remains in an outdoor fire pit while arresting a man on a drug bust in northeast Ohio, officials said on Friday.
U.S. agency opens probe into 2008 Honda Accord air bag controller
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into air bags on Honda Motor Co’s 2008 Accord sedans after 19 complaints of air bags failing to deploy including in a front crash that resulted in an injury, federal officials said…
Appeals court upholds minimum wage for home-care workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring employment agencies to pay the minimum wage and overtime to domestic workers providing in-home care for the elderly, sick or disabled.
Maine woman in grocery-store slaying was ‘angry at life:’ police
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine woman accused of fatally stabbing a stranger in the ice cream aisle of a grocery store this week told police she was “angry with life” and had been planning a random attack for a month, according to a police affidavit…
Maryland ‘Batman’ dies when struck by car: police
(This version of the story corrects third paragraph to remove inaccurate reference to Lamborghini)
Woman bites rider who asks to move bag from seat in New York subway
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who took a bite out of another passenger in a dispute over a seat on a crowded subway was being sought for assault on Friday, the New York City police said.
Two bodies recovered, one person missing in Alaska landslide
(Reuters) – Two bodies have been recovered and rescue crews were expected on Friday to resume searching for a third person who went missing after a building was destroyed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Alaska, state troopers said.
Rumors fed unrest following St. Louis police shooting: alderman
(Reuters) – About 200 people attended a vigil in St. Louis on Thursday near where a black teenager was killed by police a day earlier, sparking angry clashes between residents and officers amid rumors the victim was only 13 years old, a city alderman s…
Explosion at New York high school injures three
(Reuters) – A gas line explosion at a New York high school on Thursday injured three construction workers, one critically, and badly damaged at least three floors of the building, authorities said.
