Coast Guard reopens flood-swollen Illinois River to barge traffic
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard reopened a flood-swollen section of the Illinois River to commercial traffic on Thursday after the key grain shipping waterway began to drop from near record-high crests hit earlier this week.
Pennsylvania lawyer indicted for insider trading ahead of merger
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania lawyer was indicted on Thursday on charges that he engaged in insider trading after learning that a client at his law firm was about to announce a merger.
More severed body parts found near Connecticut train station
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Police in Connecticut said on Thursday they found two severed human arms near a New Haven train station late on Wednesday, hours after a pair of severed legs were discovered near the same location.
Delta plane makes emergency landing in Seattle after engine catches fire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines Inc jetliner bound for Atlanta made an emergency landing at Seattle’s main airport on Thursday after one of its engines caught fire, though there were no injuries and the plane landed safely, an airport spokesman s…
Grand jury indicts man for pharmacy fire during Baltimore riot
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury indicted a Baltimore man on Thursday for torching a drugstore that came to symbolize the city’s rioting in April, prosecutors said.
Death of woman in a Texas jail questioned by Chicago-area family: reports
(Reuters) – The Texas Rangers are investigating the death of an Illinois woman who a Texas sheriff’s office said apparently hanged herself in a jail cell after being taken into custody after a traffic stop, officials said on Thursday.
More indictments likely over Maryland girls missing 40 years
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – More suspects are likely to be charged in the 1975 disappearance of two young Maryland sisters, with a cousin of the man charged in the case a focus, authorities said on Thursday.
Missing California girl found in sex offender’s garage
(Reuters) – A missing teenage girl was found inside the garage of a registered sex offender whom she accused of sexually assaulting her, Los Angeles County authorities have said.
Poor, nonviolent inmates benefit from U.S. bail reform push
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Accused of stealing a $240 surveillance camera, Edward has been sitting in Chicago’s Cook County Jail for four months awaiting trial.
Zodiac Aero factory blast shows risks in supply chain
(Reuters) – Zodiac Aerospace said it is considering moving machinery from a U.S. factory crippled by a powerful explosion on Tuesday so that it can continue making aircraft interior composite panels needed by the booming aviation industry.
