Detroit man dressed as Santa shot two in defense of Mrs. Claus: attorney
DETROIT (Reuters) – A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit accused of shooting two men over the weekend at a Detroit gas station was acting in defense of a co-worker who was dressed as Mrs. Claus, his attorney said on Tuesday.
New Jersey to bail out Atlantic City with short-term loan
(Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub, will get a short-term $40 million loan from the state rather than try to borrow the money in the capital markets this year, a city official said on Tuesday.
Atlanta baggage handler charged with helping smuggle guns onto flight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines baggage handler has been charged with helping another man smuggle 18 handguns onto a flight from Atlanta to New York City, in a scheme that prosecutors said ran for years and also involved assault weapons.
Two airliners clip wings in New York’s LaGuardia Airport, no one injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two commercial airliners loaded with passengers clipped each other’s wings as they taxied through New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, injuring no one but causing more than 280 travelers to have to change their plans.
New York settles wrongful conviction suit for record $4.75 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has reached a $4.75 million wrongful conviction settlement with the state, his attorney said on Tuesday.
Washington state teen dies after taking punch from classmate
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Washington state high school student died after agreeing to take a single punch to the face from a classmate to settle a dispute outside a weekend house party, local officials said on Tuesday.
New York mayor calls for pause in protests after police killings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio implored protesters on Monday to wait until after the funerals of two policemen shot dead in an ambush before resuming rallies that have roiled the city and beyond over the deaths of black men at the h…
Florida police hunt for shooters who injured nine on basketball court
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida police were searching on Tuesday for two people involved in a drive-by shooting on a basketball court that injured nine youths, including a 16-year-old boy with a critical head wound.
Pennsylvania police find head on rural road, seeking body to match
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – An aerial search for the embalmed body of a woman whose head was recovered this month along a lonely rural road was due to begin on Tuesday, police in western Pennsylvania said.
Woman who drove kids into ocean committed to Florida mental hospital
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A South Carolina mother who drove her children into the Atlantic Ocean during what doctors determined was a psychotic break was committed on Tuesday to a Florida state mental hospital, authorities said.
