Wisconsin girls in Slenderman case ruled competent to stand trial
WAUKESHA, Wisc. (Reuters) – Two Wisconsin girls accused of luring a classmate into the woods and repeatedly stabbing her to please a fictional Internet character named Slenderman are competent to stand trial, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Apple’s Cook makes ‘substantial’ donation for gay rights in U.S. South
(Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook, the highest-profile U.S. business leader to publicly acknowledge being gay, has made a “substantial” donation to a gay rights effort in his native Alabama and two other southern U.S. states, activists sai…
Most steel fasteners safe on San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: officials
(Reuters) – The vast majority of steel rods and bolts holding together a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are safe, state investigators said Thursday, despite earlier cracks in about 32 fasteners on the span, which replaced a section of the bridge lost in a 1989 earthquake.
Black-market chemist pleads guilty in U.S. baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – A black-market chemist pleaded guilty on Thursday to concocting testosterone in the garage lab of his Florida home that was used to supply performance-enhancing drugs linked to the U.S. baseball doping scandal.
White House does not dismiss idea of Castro visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House does not dismiss the possibility of an eventual, precedent-shattering visit to Washington by Cuban President Raul Castro as part of President Barack Obama’s plans to normalize relations with Havana.
White supremacist charged in Kansas deaths found competent for trial
KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) – A Kansas judge on Thursday found that a white supremacist accused in the murder of three people at Jewish facilities is competent to stand trial, after reviewing a psychological report requested by his defense lawyers.
Ford expands Takata driver-side air bag recall in U.S.
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co on Thursday expanded the recall of older-model Mustang cars that have driver-side Takata air bags with inflators, to include about 502,500 vehicles.
American accused of counterfeiting $2 million in Uganda
(Reuters) – An American man has been arrested in Uganda and accused by U.S. prosecutors of counterfeiting more than $2 million in fake dollars, some of which were to be mailed to the United States hidden in charity pamphlets, court papers showed.
Mercedes recalls 4,871 cars, SUVs in U.S. for possible oil leak
DETROIT (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is recalling 4,871 sedans and SUVs in the United States because of a potential oil leak, according to documents filed with U.S. safety regulators.
Castro visit to White House not ruled out: Obama spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House spokesman on Thursday declined to rule out an eventual visit to the White House by Cuban President Raul Castro a day after President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize U.S. relations with Havana.
