‘Grand Ole Opry’ star Jim Ed Brown dead at 81
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Jim Ed Brown, a star on the “Grand Ole Opry” radio program for more than a half-century, died on Thursday night in a Nashville-area hospital at the age of 81.
Rhode Island man arrested in connection with terror probe: CBS
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a terrorism-related investigation that led law enforcement officers to shoot a suspect dead in Boston after he approached them with a large knife last week, CBS Boston reported….
Alaska passes budget to avoid partial government shutdown
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Thursday rescinded his plan to furlough more than 10,000 state employees after state lawmakers reached a $5 billion budget agreement, avoiding a partial government shutdown from July 1.
Gap widens between blacks, whites over view of U.S. race relations: Gallup
(Reuters) – The gap between black and white Americans over whether race relations is the biggest U.S. problem is wider than it has been in any year since the period from 2002 to 2007, a survey released on Thursday showed.
No charges against black Virginia college student in bloody arrest
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia prosecutor said on Thursday he will not pursue misdemeanor charges against a black college student whose arrest and rough handling by white officers prompted the governor to order a state police investigation.
Minnesota Somali-American ordered held for trial on charges of trying to help Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A federal judge in Minnesota ordered on Thursday that a Somali-American man remain in custody pending trial on charges of conspiring to support Islamic State and lying to federal agents.
Small oil spill reported after 10-inch pipeline ruptures in Louisiana: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A small oil spill was reported on Thursday after a pipeline, the owner of which is unknown, ruptured in Carlyss, Louisiana, according to a local official.
Ohio judge recommends police officers face charges in Tamir Rice case
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland judge on Thursday found probable cause that a police officer who shot to death a 12-year-old boy last year should face a murder charge in an opinion that puts pressure on prosecutors.
American teenager pleads guilty to helping Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 17-year-old from Virginia pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to charges of conspiring to help Islamic State militants, the first time the United States has prosecuted a minor as an adult in such a case.
California barber who slashed customer’s throat gets 10 years in prison
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego judge sentenced a barber on Thursday to 10 years in prison for inexplicably slashing a customer’s throat during a haircut and shave before pedaling away on his bike.
