Second major California beach to reopen after May oil spill
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The second of two major California beaches that were closed after a ruptured pipeline spewed some 2,400 barrels of crude oil will be reopened next week, state parks officials said on Friday.
Background check mix-up let suspected Charleston shooter buy gun: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Inv…
New Mexico police arrest teen ‘mobbers’ in man’s murder
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico have arrested six teenage boys in connection with the murder of a man who was fatally shot in the driveway of his Albuquerque home early one morning last month, authorities said on Friday.
Lawyers for Colorado movie gunman James Holmes wrap up case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers trying to avoid the death penalty for Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes wrapped up their case on Friday, hoping they have convinced jurors he was legally insane when he carried out one of the wors…
Women’s World Cup soccer champs toasted with parade, keys to New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Screams and a blizzard of confetti showered the World Cup winning U.S. women’s soccer players as they rolled up New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Friday in the first ticker-tape parade honoring a women’s sports team.
FAA investigates engine issues of two grounded Southwest flights
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating engine problems that grounded two Southwest Airlines planes this week at Chicago Midway International Airport, FAA and airline officials said on Friday.
Michigan doctor gets 45-year prison sentence for healthcare fraud
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Detroit-area doctor who admitted performing unnecessary procedures on hundreds of cancer patients to 45 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Connecticut man gets prison for keeping mentally ill sister in ‘dungeon’
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man who was sentenced to prison for locking his mentally ill sister in a feces-soiled room for years hopes he can “help heal his shattered family,” his lawyer said on Friday.
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Kentucky teen jogging with headphones killed by train
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A northern Kentucky teenager was struck and killed by a train while jogging on railroad tracks near his home while wearing headphones, a county sheriff’s office said on Friday.
