‘Breaking Bad’ actor running for New Mexico county commission seat
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – “Breaking Bad” actor and New Mexico native Steven Michael Quezada said on Monday he is running for a county commissioner seat in Albuquerque, where he grew up and the hit television show was set.
Three U.S. Navy admirals censured in bribery scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore company that held more than $200 million in contracts to clean and supply ships from the Seventh Fleet, Navy officials confirmed on M…
Pennsylvania officials probe man’s weekend death by rattlesnake bite
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania officials on Monday were investigating the weekend death of a man killed by a rattlesnake bite at his family’s vacation home in the state’s rural northwest.
NHTSA Chief: Agency reviewing safety rules for automated cars
DETROIT (Reuters) – The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday the agency is reviewing federal vehicle safety rules to determine if they could conflict with self-driving vehicle systems that Google Inc and others want…
Maine man faces charges after killing two in wild rampage
HOULTON, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine ex-convict accused of fatally shooting two people, kidnapping a woman and firing wildly at police during a high-speed chase through the state’s sparsely populated north faced charges related to the spree on Monday.
Maine man faces charges after killing two in wild rampage
HOULTON, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine ex-convict accused of fatally shooting two people, kidnapping a woman and firing wildly at police during a high-speed chase through the state’s sparsely populated north faced charges related to the spree on Monday.
Man charged in Washington mansion murders ordered to face trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man accused in the killing of a wealthy Washington businessman and his family whose mansion was torched was ordered on Monday to face trial.
Former Philadelphia union boss gets 19 years prison for racketeering
(Reuters) – A former longtime boss of Philadelphia’s Ironworkers Union was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy for waging a guerilla war against nonunion contractors.
Ex-Washington state NAACP leader Dolezal: ‘I would say I’m black’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A civil rights activist who drew national attention for self-identifying as a black woman despite being the child of white parents, told magazine Vanity Fair she did not lie, but her critics are limited by their views of race: “I wo…
Former security official convicted in Iowa lottery fraud trial
DES MOINES (Reuters) – An Iowa jury on Monday convicted a former multi-state lottery association official of fraud in a case where prosecutors said he rigged a Hot Lotto game drawing to win a $14.3 million prize.
