Fewer shark bites in 2014, but Florida still tops for attacks
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Shark attacks killed three people worldwide in 2014, a dramatic drop from 10 fatalities seen a year earlier, researchers found in an annual global tally released this week.
U.S. appeals court to hear arguments on moving Boston bombing trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said it would hear arguments on whether to move the trial of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of the city that was the site of the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since the Sept. 11, …
Philadelphia chosen for 2016 U.S. Democratic national convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Democratic Party has chosen Philadelphia as the site of its 2016 national convention to nominate a presidential candidate, the Democratic National Committee said on Thursday.
U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; motive disputed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime.
New York City sets record with no murders in 10 days in a row
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City, once notorious for high crime, broke a record on Thursday with no murders reported for 10 straight days, police said.
Montana homeowner convicted of killing German teen to be sentenced
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana homeowner convicted of deliberate homicide last year for fatally shooting an unarmed teenage German exchange student who entered the garage attached to his home is set to be sentenced on Thursday.
Bob Simon of CBS News dead at 73 in New York City car crash
(Reuters) – Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, whose decades-long career included covering major overseas conflicts and surviving Iraqi prison, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday in New York City, police and CBS said. He was 73.
Police in Washington state fatally shoot man who threw rocks at them
(Reuters) – Police in Washington state shot a man to death who threw rocks at them, officials said on Wednesday, as a video published online appearing to show the incident drew criticism of the officers’ actions.
San Francisco commuters possibly exposed to measles on train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of commuters on San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system may have been exposed to measles after an infectious Bay Area resident rode a train to and from work for three days last week, public health offic…
Hawaii police arrest man in golfer Robert Allenby case
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Honolulu police said they arrested a man on Wednesday on theft charges connected to Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a car last month.
