Traumatized Washington state high school hit by more bomb threats
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school that was the scene of a shooting rampage last October was hit with a second day of phoned-in threats of violence on Thursday though police said they believed the calls were hoaxes.
Obama measures on Cuba trade, travel poke new holes in embargo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sweeping new rules on Thursday that will significantly ease sanctions on Cuba, opening up the communist-ruled island to expanded U.S. travel, trade and financial activities.
Maryland bishop charged in drunken-driving death released on bail
(Reuters) – A Maryland Episcopal bishop accused of killing a cyclist while driving drunk and texting posted $2.5 million bail on Thursday and was released from jail, her attorney said.
Picking Boston Marathon bombing jury looms as challenge
BOSTON (Reuters) – The challenge of seating a jury to hear the Boston Marathon bombing trial became clear on Thursday as candidates included a man whose roommates had urged him to vote for execution and a theologian worried such a vote would end his ca…
Five dead in crash in South Texas oil field
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Five men died on Thursday when their van slammed into a crude oil tanker truck and burst into flames on a highway in a South Texas oil field, police said.
New Yorkers concerned by mayor’s rift with police, poll shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A majority of New York City residents are concerned by the unusually deep rift that has formed between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s police department, according to a poll released on Thursday, with 77 percent saying the rela…
Five still in hospital after deadly Texas prison bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four inmates and a corrections officer severely injured in a prison bus crash that killed 10 people in Texas remained hospitalized on Thursday as officials tried to determine what caused the vehicle to slide off the highway an…
Second Chicago Uber driver charged with sex assault on passenger
Chicago (Reuters) – For the second time in just over two weeks, Chicago-area prosecutors have charged a driver for the ride-sharing company Uber with sexually assaulting a passenger.
Airport workers, others protest on Martin Luther King birthday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scores of airport workers rallied on Thursday in New York and other cities to demand higher wages in one of several protests planned by an array of interest groups to mark the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr….
Fire destroys 137-year-old Pennsylvania prison
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A turreted, Victorian-era jail, the site of Pennsylvania’s last public hanging in 1879, was destroyed by a massive fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of prisoners at gunpoint, officials said on Thursday.
