Virginia escapee who sparked manhunt sentenced to 32 years in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bank robbery suspect who sparked a massive manhunt when he fled a Virginia hospital with a guard’s gun was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Friday, prosecutors said.
U.S. officials nix federal oversight plan for Washington subway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Proposed federal oversight of Washington’s troubled subway system was rejected by the Department of Transportation on Friday on grounds the plan would take too long.
Two young missing boys found safe, hungry in Kentucky gorge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Two young cousins who went missing during a family camping trip in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky were found hungry but unharmed on Friday afternoon after about 20 hours, authorities said.
U.S. shipowner creates fund for families of missing El Faro crew
MIAMI (Reuters) – The owners of the cargo ship El Faro that sank after it was trapped in the path of Hurricane Joaquin off the Bahamas last week announced the creation of a family relief fund on Friday to support the 33 mostly-American families of the …
Train hero recovering after California stabbing, in ‘good spirits’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Spencer Stone, the U.S. Air Force airman who helped thwart a train attack in France only to be stabbed in a fight outside a bar in his hometown of Sacramento, was in “good spirits” and able to get out of bed, hospital off…
UAW leaders send Fiat Chrysler pact to workers for vote
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. union United Auto Workers’ leaders on Friday approved a tentative four-year contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV , sending the proposed pact to 40,000 workers for a ratification vote. The move follows Fiat Chrysler workers’ rejection last week of a previous tentative contract. A new tentative agreement was reached on Wednesday night, averting a call by the UAW to have its members strike Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. operations.
Drone crashes near White House, man faces charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington man faces federal charges after crashing a drone near the White House in the nation’s capital early Friday, federal authorities said.
Boston Scientific mesh verdict slashed to $10 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Delaware judge on Friday said Boston Scientific should only have to pay $10 million to a woman originally awarded $100 million by a jury who found she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of thousands of…
California gives VW November 20 deadline for technical fix in diesel scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California has given carmaker Volkswagen until November 20 to come up with a plan to fix the diesel cars affected by its rigging of emissions tests, a spokesman for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) said on Friday.
One person fatally shot near Texas Southern University: Houston police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One person was fatally shot near Texas Southern University and a suspect has been detained, Houston police said on Friday.
