Multiple injuries in Sunnyvale, Calif., explosion: local NBC
(Reuters) – Several people were injured from an explosion in Sunnyvale, California, local TV station NBC Bay Area reported on its Twitter feed on Thursday.
Guantanamo court holds closed session over U.S. military influence
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A U.S. military court at Guantanamo Bay met in closed session on Thursday as the judge assesses whether commanders are exerting so much influence that a fair trial for accused al Qaeda extremists cannot be ensured.
Future of Puerto Rico bankruptcy bill uncertain in Congress
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill to give Puerto Rico’s ailing public utilities a way to restructure debt under the U.S. bankruptcy code drew skepticism from congressional Republicans but support from Democrats, who said it would relieve the islan…
Woman survives being run over by train in Phoenix: police
(Reuters) – A woman was lucky to survive when she was run over by a train in Phoenix on Thursday, being struck and falling between the tracks but escaping serious injury, police said.
Philadelphia man who fled country gets life in decades-old murder
(Reuters) – A man who was on the run for decades will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a woman he thought was his ex-wife’s lover in a Philadelphia restaurant on Father’s Day in 1992, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Dallas Cowboys’ Dez Bryant linked to incident at Walmart parking lot
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was questioned by police at the scene of a 2011 incident in which a witness reported that Bryant’s girlfriend was dragged by an unidentified man across a Texas Walmart parking lot, according to…
New Jersey man who killed wife with frying pan gets 30 years in prison
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man received a 30-year prison sentence on Thursday for killing his wife by hitting her over the head with a frying pan and strangling her, authorities said.
U.S. jury convicts Saudi over Africa embassy bombings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Saudi man described by prosecutors as one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted lieutenants was convicted in a federal court in New York on Thursday in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
New Jersey jury convicts man of arranging to have wife killed
(Reuters) – A jury on Thursday convicted a New York man of conspiring to have his wife killed as they were walking on a New Jersey street three years ago, authorities said.
New York City reaches labor deal with police sergeants union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has reached a labor contract agreement with the Sergeants Benevolent Association, whose 4,602 members serve in the largest police force in the United States, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.
