Michigan highway still closed after fiery multi-vehicle crash
DETROIT (Reuters) – A major interstate highway in southern Michigan remained closed on Saturday, more than 24 hours after a fiery crash in which 150 vehicles piled up on the ice-covered roadway during a driving snow storm, killing one person, authoriti…
Indiana couple arrested after video shows handgun in toddler’s mouth
(Reuters) – An Indiana couple has been charged with child neglect after cell phone video obtained by authorities recorded the pair telling a one-year-old baby to put a gun in her mouth and instructing her to make sounds like the weapon was firing, poli…
Connecticut teacher accused of sexual assault re-arrested for threats
(Reuters) – A former Connecticut high school teacher who pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with an underage student has been arrested on a separate charge of threatening someone connected to her case, police said Saturday.
Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile hacking attack on a U.S. company.
Minivan and truck collide in Maryland, killing five family members
(Reuters) – Five people, including two children and a pregnant woman, were killed early Saturday in Maryland after truck crashed and rolled over on top of a minivan, state police said.
Man acquitted in Trayvon Martin case charged in domestic dispute
MIAMI (Reuters) – George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in a fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2013, was charged with aggravated assault on Saturday after his arrest in connection with a domestic disturbance in …
Output cuts expected at Husky Energy’s Lima, Ohio, refinery after explosion
(Reuters) – A loud explosion rocked Husky Energy’s 155,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude oil refinery in Lima, Ohio, on Saturday and a source familiar with the facility’s operations expected production slowdowns but not a complete shutdown.
Four men shot dead in San Francisco: California newspaper
(Reuters) – Four men were shot dead in a car in a trendy neighborhood in San Francisco, California late on Friday evening, local media reported.
London cleric Abu Hamza sentenced to life in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison on Friday for his conviction on terrorism-related charges, including his role in the 1998 kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen that left four ho…
Albuquerque police officer shot by fellow officer during drug bust
ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) – An Albuquerque police officer shot and critically wounded a fellow officer during an undercover narcotics bust at a fast food franchise parking lot at around mid-day on Friday, police said.
