New York looks to curb topless women, Mickey and Thor in Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City created a task force on Thursday to examine how it can rein in topless women and costumed cartoon and superhero characters who officials believe are aggressively soliciting tips after posing for tourists’ pictures in …
Federal officials investigating military headstone patio in Missouri
(Reuters) – A Missouri homeowner who used dozens of military headstones to make a patio at his house is under investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine if he broke any laws, an agency spokesman said on Thursday.
Firefighters face high winds stoking deadly blazes in U.S. Northwest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Crews battling a flurry of wildfires raging unchecked in the Pacific Northwest braced on Thursday for high winds forecast in the region a day after three firefighters were killed and four others were injured in Washington state.
Judge sets $1 million bail for Baltimore cop charged with shooting suspect
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Maryland judge set $1 million bail on Thursday for a Baltimore police officer facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting an unarmed and already subdued burglary suspect.
Captured New York inmate pleads not guilty to escape charges
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – One of the convicted killers who led law enforcement on an intense three-week manhunt after escaping a maximum-security prison in upstate New York pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Thursday.
Bergdahl lawyer slams candidate Trump over ‘traitor’ comments
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The lawyer for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, on Thursday chastised U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for calling his client a “traitor.”
Alleged victim in U.S. prep school rape trial ‘traumatized’
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A teenager broke down in tears under intense questioning on Thursday about charges she was raped last year by a popular classmate at a New Hampshire prep school in a trial that has put a harsh spotlight on the elite institutio…
Rumors fed unrest following St. Louis police shooting: alderman
(Reuters) – Rumors that a black teenager killed by St. Louis police was only 13 years old helped stoke angry clashes between police and protesters, a city alderman said on Thursday, and police said they were ready should protests flare anew.City street…
Drones banned from Philadelphia skies for pope’s visit
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators will ban drones and other unmanned aircraft during Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia next month as part of security measures being implemented for the two-day event, officials said on Thursday.
Court blocks former Virginia governor’s bid to stay out of prison
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday denied a request by former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell to remain out of prison while he appeals his corruption convictions to the Supreme Court.
