Alaska Boy Scout rescued after massive boulder pins his legs
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A team of Alaska medics and firefighters rescued a Boy Scout whose legs had been pinned under a 3,000-pound (1,361-kg) boulder that rolled onto him at a riverfront camp in Juneau, rescue officials said on Wednesday.
Arizona county settles parts of U.S. rights suit against sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona county agreed on Wednesday to settle three key parts of a 2012 lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department against controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies over alleged civil rights violations, a spokesman sai…
John Gotti’s ex-son-in-law charged in Ohio in connection with car-theft ring
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An ex-son-in-law of late New York mob boss John Gotti was arrested in Ohio on Wednesday in what police described as a scheme to scrap stolen cars.
Obama launches project for more broadband in public housing
WASHINGTON/DURANT, Okla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama announced a pilot project on Wednesday aimed at expanding broadband access for people who live in public housing, part of an effort to close what Obama called the “digital divide” between…
Four dead after flash floods in Kentucky, Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Four people have died and at least five were still unaccounted for on Wednesday after a series of storms struck the Ohio Valley, producing flash floods that swept through parts of eastern Kentucky and southern Indiana, offic…
Murders, shootings drop by third in NYC areas in upped patrol zones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Murders and shootings have dropped by about a third in New York City high-crime neighborhoods under a police patrol program aimed at preventing a seasonal spike in crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.
Jurors begin deliberating in Colorado movie massacre trial
DENVER (Reuters) – Jurors in Colorado’s movie massacre trial began deliberating on Wednesday on the fate of gunman James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to multiple counts of murder and attempted murder stemming from his rampag…
Cheerleaders deemed team employees under new California law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Cheerleaders for professional sports teams in California will have to be classified as employees eligible for overtime, sick days and other protections under a bill signed Wednesday by Governor Jerry Brown.
Recaptured New York inmate moved to solitary confinement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York inmate recaptured after a daring escape last month has been sent to solitary confinement at a new prison after spending the past week in the facility’s infirmary recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when he was app…
Nearly 50 people charged in suspected Dallas airport drug ring
DALLAS (Reuters) – Nearly 50 people, including four contract workers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, have been arrested or charged on suspicion of trying to bypass airport security to fly drugs across the country, officials said on Wednesday.
