Requiring condom use in porn films gets enough signatures for California vote
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A campaign to require condom use in pornographic film productions in California has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before state voters in 2016, organizers said.
Detroit mother gets life in prison over children found in freezer
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit woman convicted of killing her two children, whose bodies were discovered in a freezer during an eviction, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole.
Google self-driving car was rear-ended early July, causing injuries
DETROIT (Reuters) – One of Google Inc’s self-driving cars was involved in an accident early in July, in which three employees were injured when a vehicle equipped with Google technology was rear-ended by another vehicle, the company said.
Zodiac Aerospace says U.S. factory blast only affects part of plant
PARIS (Reuters) – Zodiac Aerospace said an explosion earlier this week at a U.S. factory had caused significant damage but that only part of the facility had been affected.
Oklahoma man gets 30 years in prison for fatal ‘atomic wedgie’
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man was sentenced late on Thursday to 30 years in prison for asphyxiating his stepfather with an “atomic wedgie” in December 2013.
Maine police seek sex offender in stolen logging truck after four shot
(Reuters) – A manhunt was underway in northern Maine on Friday for a registered sex offender in a stolen logging truck who is wanted in connection with the shootings of four people, police said.
T-Mobile to pay $17.5 million to settle U.S. 911 outage investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc will pay $17.5 million to settle a U.S. investigation of two 911 service outages last year, marking the largest such fine by the Federal Communications Commission.
Oklahoma broadens oil and gas drilling regulations to stem quakes
(Reuters) – Oklahoma is expanding restrictions on oil and gas drilling activities to stem a sharp increase in earthquakes that has worried residents, damaged homes and raised concerns about the future of the energy industry in the state.
U.S. authorities investigate suspected Tennessee shooter’s travel to Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating the suspected Chattanooga shooter’s travel to the Middle East, including at least one trip Jordan and a possible visit to Yemen, a U.S. source close to the investigation said on Friday.
A year after Ferguson, U.S. civil rights groups gather pace
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Taurean Russell was preparing to coach high school football in St. Louis last Aug. 9 when his Twitter feed began flashing images of a black teenager lying facedown on the street of a nearby suburb, shot dead by police.
