Oregon mother calls daughter’s East Timor release ‘Christmas present’
(Reuters) – The mother of an Oregon woman newly freed from two months of imprisonment in East Timor said on Friday that news of her daughter’s release was a “fantastic Christmas present,” but it remained uncertain how soon she could return to the Unite…
Crime and lawsuits cloud new ‘American Sniper’ movie
DALLAS (Reuters) – The real-life story behind Hollywood’s “American Sniper,” rolled out this holiday season, has been a dark tale of lawsuits and a pending murder trial for the man accused of gunning down the movie’s hero.
U.S. looking into report of kidnapped Border Patrol agent in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a claim made in a call to a Texas border town police department that a Mexican organized crime cartel has kidnapped a U.S. Border Patrol agent, officials said on Friday.
Body of autistic New York boy found in South Carolina pond
(Reuters) – The body of a 4-year-old New York autistic boy who had gone missing two days earlier from his grandmother’s house in South Carolina was found in a nearby pond on Friday, police said.
Former ‘Saved by the Bell’ actor Dustin Diamond arrested in Wisconsin
(Reuters) – Former “Saved by the Bell” actor Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy “Screech” on the high school sitcom, has been arrested for stabbing a man with a switchblade at a bar north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said on Friday.
Mourners gather for slain New York policeman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police officers in dress uniform and other mourners joined a somber, four-block line outside a New York City church on Friday for the wake of one of two officers shot by a man who said he was avenging the killing of unarmed black m…
Petrobras hit with U.S. class action suit over $98 billion in securities
(Reuters) – Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA and some of its executives were hit with a U.S. class action lawsuit by investors in $98 billion of the company’s securities over an alleged kickback and bribery scheme.
Transit cops deliver baby on Philadelphia train
(Reuters) – A baby boy was born on a crowded Philadelphia subway train late on Christmas Day, delivered by two transit policemen who harkened to the call of duty armed with surgical gloves and lots of pluck.
Crime and lawsuits cloud new ‘American Sniper’ movie
DALLAS (Reuters) – The real-life story behind Hollywood’s “American Sniper,” rolled out this holiday season, has been a dark tale of lawsuits and a pending murder trial for the man accused of gunning down the movie’s hero.
Former South Carolina Governor Edwards dies at 87
(Reuters) – James Edwards, the first Republican elected governor of South Carolina since post-Civil War Reconstruction who also served in President Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet, died on Friday at age 87, his family said.
