NY homeless in public areas drops 5 percent under Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of New York City homeless people sleeping on subways, sidewalks and other public spaces dropped by 5 percent during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first year in office, according to a city report released on Thursday.
Virginia man robs bank, posts heist videos online: reports
(Reuters) – A suspected Virginia bank robber posted online videos of the heist and a photo of his note asking for $150,000 just before his arrest, local media reported on Thursday.
Phoenix Suns’ Morris brothers plead not guilty to aggravated assault
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns both pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two counts each of aggravated assault relating to an incident after a local basketball tournament in January.
Exclusive: Oil on derailed North Dakota train was safer than new pressure rules
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – The crude oil aboard a BNSF train that derailed in central North Dakota on Wednesday caught fire even though it was less flammable than required by a new state law that took effect last month, a government source familiar wi…
Baltimore probe into black man’s death fails to support charges: CNN
(Reuters) – The Baltimore police investigation into the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody fails to support some charges filed by the city prosecutor, CNN reported on Thursday.
Texas shooting sign of lone wolf attacks to come in U.S.: experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attacks like Sunday’s shooting at a Texas event featuring cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad are a bigger threat in the United States than any by foreign fighters returning radicalized from Syria or Iraq, security experts told a U….
Oil tank explodes in New York suburb, two killed: local media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A home heating oil tank exploded on Thursday while it was being removed from the yard of a house in a New York City suburb, killing two construction workers, local media reported.
Massachusetts seeks to uphold ban on lying in political ads
BOSTON (Reuters) – The state of Massachusetts on Thursday defended a 1946 law making it illegal to tell lies about candidates for office, after a woman facing possible jail time for a mailer about a Cape Cod candidate challenged the measure’s constitut…
Boston bombing jury told of prison conditions Tsarnaev could face
BOSTON(Reuters) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing, would spend most of his days alone in his cell if a U.S. jury decides to send him to prison instead of sentencing him to death, a penal expert testified on Thur…
New York City women plead not guilty to explosive plot charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City women, who U.S. authorities say expressed support for jihad and plotted to hit police, government or military targets with an explosive device, pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.
