Oklahoma teen accused of killing parents, three siblings
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma teenager has been booked on charges that he fatally stabbed five family members and wounded a sixth, a 13-year-old sister who told police she was attacked by two of her brothers, a probable cause statement released…
Pentagon asks that individuals ‘not stand guard’ at recruiting offices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Friday asked that “individuals not stand guard” at military recruiting offices following the shooting of five U.S. servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last week.
Fiat Chrysler U.S. to recall vehicles to prevent hacking
DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal officials said was the fi…
New Jersey Gov. Christie blames Amtrak for nightmarish commutes
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, on Friday blamed Amtrak for a week of nightmarish commutes to and from New York and called on the Obama administration and Congress to “step up their responsibili…
Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father’s homeland
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father’s homeland on Friday.
Officials deny report that U.S. preparing to release Israeli spy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report that the Obama administration was considering early release for Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel.
Ex-Los Angeles police detective charged in ‘Snowbird Bandit’ robbery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A retired Los Angeles Police Department detective arrested after family members tipped off authorities was charged with bank robbery by federal prosecutors on Friday after he told investigators: “I’m cooked, I think I should hav…
U.S. judge in lawsuit against Jay Z over logo won’t recuse himself
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday refused to recuse himself from a $7 million copyright lawsuit against Jay Z over his Roc-A-Fella Records logo, after the plaintiff said the judge appeared to be biased toward the rap star and music entrepr…
Abandoned cable led to mystery Rhode Island beach blast -officials
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – An explosion that injured a woman at a Rhode Island beach earlier this month was a likely the result of a build up of hydrogen gas from a forgotten power cable buried beneath the sand, state officials said on Friday.
Man charged in death of woman from small southern Ohio county
(Reuters) – A grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old man for murder in the death of one of several women who have died or gone missing in little more than a year in a small southern Ohio county, prosecutors said on Friday.
