Suspects arrested in shooting near California college campus
(Reuters) – Two men have been arrested on suspicion of wounding two University of California at Santa Barbara students in a shooting inside an apartment near the campus, authorities said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma man pleads guilty in deadly ‘atomic wedgie’ case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for asphyxiating his stepfather with the underwear he was wearing in a move police dubbed an “atomic wedgie,” court officials said on Tuesday.
NJ boat racer accused of faking death pleads not guilty to fraud
(Reuters) – A boat racing champion accused of faking his own death last year to avoid fraud charges pleaded not guilty in a New Jersey criminal court on Tuesday.
Camp David summit to show Obama Gulf’s generational shift
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – The new generation of Gulf Arab leaders meeting U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday appear more assertive than their fathers, want a range of alliances instead of dependence on Washington, and may be readier to say ‘no’ to…
TV chef Sandra Lee, N.Y. governor’s girlfriend, diagnosed with cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sandra Lee, a television chef and longtime girlfriend of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the governor will be taking time off to be with her, his office announced on Tuesday.
Obama presidential library will be built in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s presidential library will be built in his hometown of Chicago, the Obama Foundation announced on Tuesday.
NFL suspends Brady for four games, hits Patriots hard for ‘Deflategate’
(Reuters) – The National Football League came down hard on the New England Patriots on Monday for their role in Deflategate, suspending star quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of next season and fining the franchise $1 million.
At least three hurt in shooting near California university campus
(Reuters) – At least three people were hurt in a shooting on Monday evening near the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara, officials said.
Amidst an oil boom, North Dakota produces premium caviar
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota is known globally not just for prolific oil production, but also, it turns out, for caviar.
Texas set to execute man convicted of murdering three in Houston
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is set on Tuesday to execute Derrick Charles, 32, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, her mother and her grandfather in their Houston home in 2002.
