Houston arson investigators look at fire at Islamic center
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Houston Fire Department arson investigators are probing a blaze that destroyed a building at an Islamic institute in the city on Friday, officials said.
Police say found bullets, gun near ex-NFL star’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Massachusetts State Police troopers found two bullets and a .22-caliber handgun near the body of a man prosecutors say former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez killed in June 2013, the officers testified on Fri…
Actor Emile Hirsch in rehab after alleged assault: lawyer
(Reuters) – Actor Emile Hirsch, star of the film “Into the Wild,” was being treated at an alcohol rehabilitation facility after he allegedly assaulted a film executive at the Sundance Film Festival last month in Utah, his lawyer said.
U.N. chief praises three young Muslims killed in North Carolina
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday praised three young Muslims killed in North Carolina as representing the best values of global citizenship and said he was deeply moved by scenes of thousands of people m…
Florida student told no ‘God bless America’ in morning announcements
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida high school told a student this week to stop adding the phrase “God bless America” when reading scripted morning announcements, drawing protests and irate phone calls from around the nation, school officials said on Fr…
Last two women identified in Indiana serial murder case
(Reuters) – Indiana officials have identified the last two of seven victims linked to an alleged serial killer in the town of Gary, the Lake County coroner said on Friday.
Partner of Whitney Houston’s daughter denied hospital visits: report
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Nick Gordon, who calls himself the husband of Bobbi Kristina Brown, cannot visit her at the hospital where she is being treated after having been found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub last month, Brown’s cousin told a local …
Connecticut panel approves school safety report after Sandy Hook
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut panel charged with finding ways to reduce school violence after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on Friday approved a final package of recommendations including calls for tougher gun laws and improved school designs.
Bird strikes power line at L.A. airport, knocks out some services
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bird struck a high-voltage line at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, causing a brief power outage that shut down baggage carousels, escalators and people movers, an airport spokeswoman said.
Pennsylvania governor declares moratorium on death penalty
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Governor Tom Wolf declared a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania on Friday, saying it was a flawed system that is “ineffective, unjust and expensive.”
