Boston officials lay out security plans for marathon
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston officials outlined a safety plan on Friday for the 2015 Boston Marathon that would protect runners and spectators while maintaining an upbeat mood two years after an attack at the event killed three people and wounded many oth…
Ohio man pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
(Reuters) – An Ohio man who trained with Islamic militants in Syria pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Columbus federal court to charges of supporting terrorism and making false statements, court documents said.
Volvo narrows choices for U.S. plant to South Carolina, second state: sources
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is weighing a site in South Carolina against another southern state as it prepares to invest $500 million in its first U.S. plant, people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
Toddler shot in the head during drive-by shooting near Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 1-year-old girl was in critical condition on Friday after being shot in the head during a drive-by shooting near Seattle that might have been sparked by road rage, authorities said.
‘Drop the death penalty,’ say parents of Boston bombing victim
BOSTON (Reuters) – The parents of the boy who was the youngest to die in the attack on the Boston Marathon asked federal prosecutors to abandon their effort to sentence the bomber to death, in a statement on the front page of the Boston Globe on Friday…
Union postpones election at Boeing South Carolina plant
(Reuters) – The union trying to organize Boeing Co’s South Carolina plant withdrew its petition for an April 22 election, citing “a toxic environment and gross violations of workers’ lawful organizing rights.”
Indiana reports jump in new HIV cases in rural outbreak
(Reuters) – An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has jumped by 24 cases in the past week, an increase attributed to offering more testing resources, state health officials said on Friday.
Oklahoma deputy apologizes for fatal shooting, says was trained
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma reserve deputy, who fatally shot a man when he said he accidentally grabbed his gun instead of his Taser, apologized to the victim’s family on Friday and said his mistake could have happened to anyone.
Chicago teachers union says schools probe sign of bigger problem
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The acting head of the Chicago Teachers Union said on Thursday that a federal probe of the city’s public schools chief executive points to a larger pattern of apparent conflicts of interest at the debt-troubled district.
Star quarterback Winston’s lawyer calls Florida rape suit a ‘stunt’
TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – A lawyer for college football star quarterback Jameis Winston, a contender for the top pick in the upcoming National Football League draft, on Friday labeled as a “stunt” the lawsuit filed a day earlier in a Florida court by a …
