Boston-area amateur golfer found guilty of insider trading
(Reuters) – A Boston-area amateur golfer was convicted on Tuesday of engaging in insider trading by tipping off friends about the business activities of American Superconductor Corp.
Off-duty officer shoots ex-wife dead after New Jersey car chase
(Reuters) – An off-duty police sergeant shot and killed his ex-wife in New Jersey on Tuesday after chasing her down as she drove a car with their 7-year-old daughter inside, authorities said.
U.S. Marine general keeps ‘careful eye’ on F-35 spare parts
PARIS (Reuters) – The top U.S. Marine in charge of aviation is “very confident” about the $391 billion Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program ahead of a decision on the jet’s combat-readiness, but said he is keeping “a careful eye” on the spare part…
Alaska wildfires spread amid windy, hot weather
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Two Alaska wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes spread on Tuesday in windy, hot and dry weather conditions conducive to extreme fire behavior, state officials said.
South Bend, Indiana, mayor announces he’s gay in newspaper piece
(Reuters) – The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, came out as gay in his local newspaper on Tuesday, saying his decision to go public was based on the growing acceptance of gay rights in the United States.
USDA turkey report hints at fewer birds for Thanksgiving meals
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly turkey hatchery report on Tuesday showed a significant decline in the number of poults, or young turkeys, placed on feed in May, suggesting supplies of fresh whole birds may tighten this …
Former Ravens cheerleader pleads guilty to rape of teenager in Delaware
(Reuters) – A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a Delaware court to a charge of raping a 15-year-old boy who was a classmate of one of her children, according to court documents.
Colorado movie gunman gave no sign of massacre plans: psychiatrist
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A university psychiatrist who treated Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes before the rampage said at his murder trial on Tuesday that Holmes had homicidal thoughts but gave no indication he was planning the attack….
Balcony collapse kills six, most of them Irish students, in California
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – An apartment balcony crowded with birthday revelers collapsed early on Tuesday near the University of California at Berkeley, killing five college students from Ireland and an American friend, and injuring seven others, aut…
U.S. arrests New York man for Islamic State-inspired bomb plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have accused a New York City college student of plotting to set off a pressure cooker bomb in the city in support of the militant group Islamic State, according to court documents made public on Tuesday.
