Class of 2015 at Virginia women’s college hopes it won’t be last
LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s Sweet Briar College held what could turn out to be its final commencement on Saturday, as supporters battle to keep the 114-year-old institution from joining the ranks of all-women’s schools that have shut down in …
Toy retailer FAO Schwarz to close flagship New York City store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy store in the United States and a retailer once considered accessible only to the rich, is closing its much-loved Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan, citing rising rent prices.
Notre Dame senior dies after falling from roof a day before graduation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 21-year-old graduating senior at the University of Notre Dame died early on Saturday after falling from the roof of the school’s sports arena in South Bend, Indiana, the university said.
Gun used in Mississippi police slaying found: officials
(Reuters) – The firearm used in the slayings of two Mississippi police officers last weekend was found on Friday, state law enforcement officials said.
Baltimore officer who beat suspect during arrest gets jail sentence: newspaper
(Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer who could be seen in a surveillance video beating an unarmed black suspect during an arrest last year pleaded guilty to assault on Friday and was sentenced to six months in jail, the Baltimore Sun newspaper report…
U.S. appeals court orders release of nun after overturning conviction
(Reuters) – A U.S. appellate court on Friday ordered the immediate release of an elderly nun and two other peace activists a week after overturning their sabotage convictions for breaking into a Tennessee nuclear defense facility in 2012, their lawyer …
Washington ‘peeping Tom’ rabbi gets six-and-a-half years in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent Washington rabbi who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping dozens of women naked during ritual baths was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison on Friday.
Man arrested for shooting at George Zimmerman near Orlando
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man involved in a roadway shooting earlier this week involving George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of murder in the 2012 death of unarmed black 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was arrested and charged on Friday, police said.
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a U.S. transportation safety official said on Friday, after in…
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a U.S. jury on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others in the crowds at the race’s finish line.
