A-Rod cousin to drop not-guilty plea in baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – A cousin of Alex Rodriguez who linked the New York Yankees slugger to baseball’s doping scandal plans to change his plea of not guilty on charges of distributing performance-enhancing drugs, records filed on Friday in Miami federal co…
BNSF Railway faces fines in Washington state over hazardous spills
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state regulators have recommended BNSF Railway be fined $700,000 for not properly disclosing that its trains had spilled crude oil and other hazardous materials on 14 occasions over four months, officials said on Friday.
Oregon witness in murder trial freed after 905 days in jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A witness in an Oregon murder trial has walked free from a jail after being held for more than two years despite never having committed any crime, authorities said on Friday.
U.S. sets first major fracking rules on federal lands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s new rules governing fracking on federal lands drew swift criticism from all sides on Friday, with green groups calling the measures “toothless” and the energy industry slamming “unnecessary” regulation …
Embattled U.S. Secret Service gets deputy chief, new senior manager
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration moved on Friday to shore up management of the scandal-hit U.S. Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting the president, by filling the vacant deputy director job and creating a new senior adminis…
Two killed in wrong-way crash involving off-duty New Jersey police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey police officer was killed and two more officers were critically injured when they drove the wrong way on to a highway early Friday morning and collided head-on with a tractor-trailor, police said.
North Carolina State fraternity suspended after offensive remarks surface
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina State University said on Friday it had suspended a fraternity after the discovery of a book filled with racially and sexually charged comments.
Maryland police officer suspended for putting gun to man’s mouth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland police officer has been suspended after being indicted for allegedly putting his gun to a man’s head and mouth, police said on Friday.
Exclusive: U.S. Navy wish list has 12 Boeing jets, eight F-35s – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy included 12 Boeing Co F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and eight Lockheed Martin Corp F-35s on a list of “unfunded priorities” prepared for Congress, defense officials and other sources familiar with the matter told…
Autopsy of black man found hanging from Mississippi tree may yield clues
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – An autopsy was being conducted on Friday on the body of a black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi to help determine whether he committed suicide or was killed, local authorities said.
