California man sentenced to 13 years in prison for Greyhound bus attack
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A California man was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for attacking a Greyhound bus driver, forcing the vehicle off the road in Arizona and injuring more than two dozen passengers, court officials said.
N.Y. state senator found guilty of obstructing U.S. embezzlement probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state senator was convicted on Friday for seeking to obstruct a federal investigation into whether he had embezzled proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties, in one of a series of recent U.S. prosecutions of state la…
Alaska mayor’s office paid for grandkids’ basketball camp trips – media
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Five grandchildren of an Alaska mayor attended basketball camp in California paid for with funds from her borough, local media reported on Friday, citing official documents.
U.S. sailor charged for taking photos inside nuclear submarine
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A Vermont sailor who served as a machinist on a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Connecticut for illegally taking photos inside restricted areas of the warship, prosecutors said on F…
Wildfire at Montana’s Glacier National Park rages for fourth day
(Reuters) – A wildfire in Montana’s Glacier National Park raged for a fourth day through heavy timber on Friday during peak visitor season, while another blaze in Northern California charred the mountains above Napa Valley wine country, officials said….
Southwest Airlines flight attendants reject tentative contract
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co flight attendants voted overwhelmingly against a tentative contract that would have raised wages but involved changes in work rules that many thought were burdensome, their union said Friday.
Pennsylvania man arrested after burning of Confederate flag
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested for setting fire to a plastic Confederate battle flag attached to a parked pickup truck, in an apparent drunken impulse, police said on Friday.
Life sentence for woman whose hired hit man shot the wrong guy
(Reuters) – A South Carolina woman whose teenage lover shot and killed the woman’s brother-in-law instead of her husband who was the intended target, will serve life in prison, and the teenager is expected to plead guilty, the prosecutor in the case sa…
U.S. probing possible price-gouging by airlines after rail crash
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department is investigating possible price gouging by the five biggest U.S. airlines while train service was disabled between New York and Washington following a deadly Amtrak crash in May, it sai…
Massachusetts testing program to clear way for deaf jurors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts is testing a program that would enable profoundly deaf people to serve on juries in state courts with the help of sign-language interpreters, in an effort described by advocates for the deaf as the most extensive in the…
