Kidde recalls fire extinguishers over discharge failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc is recalling almost 5 million plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers because they fail to discharge fully, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Lawsuits say Harvard, MIT webcasts leave out deaf Americans
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – An advocacy group for the deaf on Thursday sued Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, saying the elite schools had violated laws by posting online video and audio recordings for public use that l…
FBI director calls for national conversation on race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey on Thursday called for a conversation about race in the United States that extends beyond law enforcement.
Emaciated sea lion pup rescued from side of San Francisco highway
(Reuters) – Wildlife officials in California were nursing an emaciated sea lion pup back to health on Thursday, a day after it was found beside a busy highway in San Francisco more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) from the ocean.
Fugitive treasurer hunter to be extradited from Florida to Ohio
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – After evading authorities for years, a treasure hunter was ordered on Thursday to return to Ohio to face charges of cheating investors out of a fortune in gold recovered from a 19th century shipwreck, federal court records show….
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.
