Town to vote on demolishing Sandy Hook killer’s Connecticut home
NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – Civic officials will vote on Wednesday evening whether to demolish the Connecticut home of the 20-year-old man who killed 26 children and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 in one of the deadliest school shootings …
Dead man found in bathroom of Greyhound bus in Dallas
DALLAS (Reuters) – A dead man was found in the bathroom of a Greyhound bus at a Dallas maintenance facility on Wednesday, the company said.
Love for Florida manatees should have limits, regulators say
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (Reuters) – On winter days, Florida manatees flock by the hundreds to the balmy waters of Three Sisters Springs, drawing crowds of snorkelers and kayakers to the U.S. sanctuary, where people may swim with the endangered species.
U.S. couple present defense in Bali suitcase murder case
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – A U.S. man and his pregnant girlfriend presented their defense on Wednesday at a hearing where they stand accused of murdering the woman’s mother, whose battered body was found stuffed in a suitcase on the resort island …
Atlas rocket blasts off from Florida with military communications satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Tuesday with a next-generation communications satellite designed to provide cellular-like voice and data services to U.S. militar…
Boston hospital surgeon dies after shooting
BOSTON (Reuters) – A cardiac surgeon at a major Boston hospital died of gunshot wounds on Tuesday evening, hours after he was shot by a man who opened fire inside the medical center and later killed himself, officials said.
Mystery goop coats hundreds of San Francisco Bay sea birds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state wildlife official said…
Head of NYPD police union to face challenge in spring election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Department union boss Pat Lynch, who gained global notoriety for his clashes with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, will face an election challenge this spring, a slate of union members announced on Tuesday o…
Mexico says expects kingpin extradition request from U.S. soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday he expects the United States to submit an extradition request soon for drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was Mexico’s most wanted man until his capture last February.
Mexico says expects kingpin extradition request from U.S. soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday he expects the United States to submit an extradition request soon for drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was Mexico’s most wanted man until his capture last February.
