Ohio State football player showed no signs of a brain disease – coroner
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio State football player who committed suicide last year did not show signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease sometimes found in athletes with repetitive brain trauma, a coroner’s report said o…
FBI offers $25,000 reward for information on U.S. judge’s shooting in Detroit
(Reuters) – The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information on the shooting of a federal judge during an apparent robbery attempt outside his home in Detroit, the agency said on Friday.
Derailed U.S. oil train still burning; shipment delays expected
(Reuters) – The wreck of a derailed BNSF Railway [BNISF.UL] train loaded with crude oil from North Dakota was still burning in Illinois on Friday, and the company warned that shipments along the line could be delayed up to 48 hours.
Jodi Arias trial to cost Arizona taxpayers more than $3.2 million: officials
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The trials of convicted murderer Jodi Arias in Arizona will end up costing taxpayers more than $3.2 million to cover defense and prosecution expenses during the closely watched proceedings, county officials said on Friday.
Prosecution rests in case of New York boy’s 1979 murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors rested their case in the trial of a former grocery worker accused of the 1979 choking murder of a New York City boy, wrapping up on Friday with testimony of a medical examiner describing how strangulation and asphyxiati…
Texas man jailed for sending harassing emails to Yahoo CEO
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man previously convicted of harassing Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer has been arrested by Austin police on suspicion of sending her sexually graphic emails, according to police records released on Friday.
Delta refinery, union reach deal on local issues, likely avoiding strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc’s Philadelphia-area refinery has struck a deal with the local union that will likely prevent the facility from joining the country’s largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years.
New York airport alarm reveals stowaway dog in checked luggage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. security agents searching a checked suitcase after an alarm went off at New York’s LaGuardia Airport expected the usual contraband – guns, knives or a hand grenade – but instead found a stowaway Chihuahua, authorities said on …
U.S. Air Force eyes Textron plane, others for future air support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is looking at Textron Inc’s Scorpion and other aircraft to address future needs for low-end air support missions given its plans to retire the aging fleet of A-10 Warthog planes in coming years, a top general s…
Tesla says Nevada battery plant on track despite report of delay
DETROIT (Reuters) – Tesla Motor Inc said on Friday that construction of its giant $5 billion battery plant in Nevada remains on schedule despite a newspaper report saying the electric carmaker’s project was delayed.
