New York to clean cooling towers in outbreak area by Sunday: mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York officials expect by Sunday to complete a city-ordered cleaning of cooling towers in the South Bronx that were tied to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed 10 people, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters on S…
Police shoot to death California man who stabbed six people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 28-year-old man armed with a large knife wounded six people, including three employees at a convalescent home, when he went on a stabbing spree in Long Beach, California, before police shot him to death, officials said on Satu…
Three found dead in northern Vermont, link seen to Friday attack: police
(Reuters) – Three women were found dead in their northern Vermont home on Saturday morning, state police said, in an attack that appeared to be linked to a Friday incident in which a woman who had recently lost custody of her child shot dead a state em…
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.
