Texas officer shoots dead unarmed, black college student
(Reuters) – A Texas police officer fatally shot an unarmed, black 19-year-old college football player suspected of driving a car through the window of a Dallas-area car dealership, authorities said on Saturday.
Dixons Carphone says cyber attack may have exposed customers’ data
LONDON (Reuters) – The personal data of up to 2.4 million customers of Dixons Carphone may have been exposed in a cyber attack, the electrical goods and mobile phone retailer said on Saturday.
Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor arraigned, no plea entered
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane appeared before a magisterial district judge on Saturday via video conference to face charges including criminal obstruction relating to a leak about a rival.
Colorado gunman gets life sentence for killing 12 in movie rampage
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life without parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight screening of a Batman film wielding a semi-automatic rifl…
Court sets $600,000 bail for Ohio man who ran naked down highway
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A man who ran naked down an Ohio highway after crashing his car into six other vehicles, injuring himself and five other people, had a $600,000 bond set by a county court on Saturday, local media reported.
Marathon begins restart of Kentucky refinery: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum has begun restarting units at its 240,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, six days after all units were shut down due to a power substation fire, according to a source familiar with the plant’s…
Four dead after small plane crashes in northern New York State: police
(Reuters) – Four bodies were found in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, the New York State Police said on Saturday.
Trump dumped from conservative event in Atlanta over ‘inappropriate’ comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was dumped from a prime speaking role to an important gathering of conservative activists on Friday for his criticism of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after a combustible debate perfor…
Transgender California inmate who won reassignment surgery to be paroled
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A transgender California prison inmate will be paroled soon, rendering moot a controversial court order requiring the state to pay for gender reassignment surgery, state prison officials said late Friday.
U.S. jury finds Taliban fighter guilty on terrorism charges
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter was found guilty of terrorism charges on Friday by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia, a court official said.
