Minnesota teen pleads guilty to conspiring to support Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Somali-American teenager who was stopped at a Minnesota airport as he sought to fly to Turkey last year pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to conspiring to support Islamic State militants.
No charges for driver in California train wreck
VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – A driver whose vehicle was struck by a Southern California commuter train, triggering a wreck in which 50 people were hurt, will not be charged at this time in connection with the derailment, Ventura County prosecutors said …
Authorities in Arizona chase down two llamas on the loose
(Reuters) – Two escaped llamas led authorities in Phoenix on a long chase on Thursday as audiences nationwide were captivated by live video of their escapades filmed from television news helicopters.
California couple, married 67 years, die holding hands
(Reuters) – A California couple, married 67 years, died hours apart while holding hands this month, their daughter said on Thursday.
U.S. judge rules for Vikings’ Peterson in NFL discipline case
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday overturned the NFL’s suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who had pleaded no contest to charges of hitting his son with a switch, and sent the case back to the league’s arbitr…
U.S. Internet providers hit with tougher rules, plan challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the strictest-ever rules on Internet providers, who in turn pledged to battle the new restrictions in the courts and Congress, saying they would discourage investment and stifle innovation.
Bid for more US defense funds gets chilly House reception
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military officials seeking a big boost in defense spending received little encouragement on Thursday from a House panel reviewing their bid for more funds, with one lawmaker saying the extra money would have to be cut “with …
Two injured in Silicon Valley hazardous materials incident
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two people suffered minor injuries on Thursday in an unspecified hazardous materials incident in the Silicon Valley community of Sunnyvale, California, a city spokeswoman said.
Man arrested in shooting death of transgender woman in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police have arrested a self-described former gang member suspected of killing a transgender woman who was shot to death in Los Angeles as she pounded on the front door of a house seeking help, investigators said on Thursday.
Supreme Court protesters say no plans to disrupt Obamacare case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An activist group that has twice disrupted U.S. Supreme Court proceedings in the past year says it does not intend to stage similar protests when the justices hear a major case next week that could gut President Barack Obama’s si…
