U.S. jury hears Bryant Gumbel testimony in HBO libel trial
(Reuters) – A federal jury heard testimony from Bryant Gumbel on Friday at a trial in which HBO faces libel claims over a report aired on the TV journalist’s popular sports news program that focused on child labor in India.
Chicago schools chief takes leave amid federal probe
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett is taking a leave of absence pending the outcome of a federal probe into a contract the district awarded to a company that had previously employed her, officials sa…
Texas House approves bill that limits city bans on fracking
DALLAS (Reuters) – A bill that would stop Texas cities from enacting their own bans on hydraulic fracturing in the nation’s top crude oil and natural gas producing state was approved on Friday in the state House of Representatives.
No verdict yet in case of missing New York boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the murder trial of a man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 ended deliberations on Friday without reaching a verdict in the case, one of the first to highlight the plight of missing and abducted chi…
Police say Phoenix gunman ‘snapped,’ killed four, then himself
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man apparently upset over a family business dispute “snapped” before fatally shooting his two brothers, his mother and his sister-in-law and then killing himself at a home in Phoenix, police said on Friday.
Arrest of Connecticut man, 78, tied to Boston art heist: lawyer
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Police in Connecticut on Friday arrested a 78-year-old man with a long criminal history on a gun charge, but the man’s lawyer claimed the arrest was a ruse intended to pressure him to talk about the biggest art heist in U.S. …
U.S. calls for more oil train inspections, other safety measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oil train operators must have detailed information on hand about the possible risks of their cargo in case of an accident and perform more thorough checks before moving on the tracks, U.S. transportation officials said on Friday….
U.S. eyes new ways to prepare and win future war in space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The United States needs disruptive new technologies, new ways of acquiring equipment and bandwidth, and closer ties with global allies to stay ahead of growing challenges in space from China, Russia and others, the h…
New Jersey police trying to identify dead infant found in trash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey authorities asked the public’s help on Friday in identifying a baby whose decapitated body was found at a recycling center, releasing a composite sketch of the infant girl.
California health officials declare measles outbreak over
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A measles outbreak in California that began in December at the Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks and highlighted the risk of unvaccinated people becoming infected and spreading the disease has ended with 131 cases,…
