Video shows armed man in California clash with Suge Knight: attorney
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marion “Suge” Knight, who is charged with murder for running over a man at a California hamburger stand, plans to produce a video showing an attacker brandished a gun just before the fatal incident, his attorney said in court pa…
U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named after Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would rename three navigational waypoints that are currently named after Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Connecticut children overdosed on antihistamine, mom charged with murder
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – An overdose of over-the-counter cold medicine caused the death of two children whose bodies were found in their gas-filled home in Connecticut, and their mother, who had said she stabbed them, remained charged with murder,…
Funeral to be held for woman slain in San Francisco shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The friends and family of a woman who police say was fatally shot in San Francisco by a felon living illegally in the United States are set to gather for her funeral on Thursday, as debate raged about immigration policy in the…
Defense close to ending case in Colorado movie rampage trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Defense lawyers in Colorado’s movie massacre trial neared the end of their case on Thursday with their star witness angrily rejecting any suggestion she testified falsely when she told jurors that the gunman, James Holmes,…
Uber pushes back against California driver lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case th…
U.S. chain restaurants get one more year to display calorie count
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would extend the deadline for chain restaurants to disclose calorie counts on menus by a year to Dec. 1, 2016.
Georgia grand jury clears officer in shooting of unarmed black man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia grand jury on Thursday declined to indict an Atlanta-area police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who drove at police in a Maserati, officials said.
Judge to rule July 24 on Chicago pension reform law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois judge said on Thursday she will rule on July 24 on the constitutionality of a 2014 state law aimed at shoring up two financially ailing Chicago pension funds.
Three injured in San Francisco-area commuter train fire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three people were injured in a train fire that snarled the morning commute for riders of San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system on Thursday, transit officials said.
