U.S. female hostage raped by Islamic State leader before death: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kayla Mueller, the U.S. aid worker killed this year while being held hostage by Islamic State militants, was raped repeatedly by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while in captivity in Syria, U.S. officials said on Friday…
California defense attorney, three state highway police arrested for murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California defense attorney and three state highway patrol officers were arrested on Friday in connection with the 2012 killing of a man thought to be stealing scrap metal and other items from private property, police said.
Fire at DrillChem plant north of Houston, no injuries: police
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Explosions and a fire erupted on Friday at a DrillChem plant in Conroe, Texas, sending up flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles around, but there were no initial reports of injuries, police said.
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Friday cut the credit rating for the Chicago Board of Education, responsible for the oversight of Chicago Public Schools, to “junk” status, dropping its general obligation bonds to a rating of ‘BB’ from ‘BBB’.
Off-duty Tennessee fireman catches baby dropped from third-floor
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – An off-duty Chattanooga firefighter who managed to catch a baby thrown from the third-floor window of a burning building said on Friday he was in the right place in the right time.
U.S. will not release hunger-striking Guantanamo detainee
(Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday blocked a legal request that a Guantanamo Bay detainee who weighs just 74 lbs (33.5 kg) after an eight-year hunger strike be released for health reasons.
Couple who fled by boat to Bahamas with seven kids sentenced for fraud
DENVER (Reuters) – A Texas couple who fled by sail boat to the Bahamas with their seven children while facing trial for an online agriculture scam were sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal …
U.S. will not release hunger-striking Guantanamo detainee
(Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday blocked a legal request that a Guantanamo Bay detainee who weighs just 74 lbs (33.5 kg) after an eight-year hunger strike be released for health reasons.
Fire at DrillChem plant north of Houston, no injuries: local broadcasters
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Explosions and a fire erupted on Friday at a DrillChem plant in Conroe, Texas, sending up flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles around, but there were no initial reports of any injuries, police said.
Battle over same-sex status on birth certificates in Texas and Arkansas
AUSTIN, Texas/LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Two states that had blocked gay marriage are in legal battles over granting parenthood status to same-sex couples: Arkansas is trying to throw out a suit from couples seeking the status and Texas is saying it…
