Mercedes-Benz to move U.S. headquarters to Atlanta: source
DETROIT (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz will move its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta from northern New Jersey, a source familiar with the brand’s plans told Reuters on Tuesday.
Showdown looms as North Dakota legislators mull oil levy sharing
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota’s legislature will decide how to divvy up oil tax revenue among the state’s 53 counties, and whether to wave sales taxes on materials used to build natural gas pipelines and chemical plants in a biennial session…
San Francisco police kill man armed with air gun outside station
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two San Francisco police sergeants fatally shot a man apparently intent on suicide outside their station after he pulled an air gun from his waistband that they thought might be a firearm, officials said on Monday.
Top U.S. lawyer Dershowitz: can his accusers in sex abuse case be disbarred?
(Reuters) – Well-known U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has vowed to seek the disbarment of two lawyers representing a woman who has accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage. But legal experts said he faces an uphill battle…
Have you heard the one about the Arizona sasquatch?
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A photo posted on Facebook depicting what Arizona officials said may have been a family of sasquatches, attracting hundreds of comments from skeptics and believers alike, was just a joke, authorities said on Monday.
Two killed in train collision with school bus in North Dakota: reports
(Reuters) – A teenage student and a school bus driver were killed and at least 11 others were injured on Monday when a train struck a school bus in northeastern North Dakota, local media reported.
Landslides, flooding menace rain-soaked western Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An unusual burst of heavy rainfall in western Washington state caused landslides and flooding early on Monday, knocking three homes off foundations and forcing the evacuation of a nursing home, officials said.
New York police arrest son in murder of hedge fund founder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of a hedge fund founder was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of his father, who was discovered shot to death in his New York apartment over the weekend, police said.
NY mayor brushes off reports of police arrests slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described a sharp decline in arrests and court summonses in the two weeks since two policemen were shot dead in an ambush as a few “aberrant” days, brushing off reports they were signs of a police…
Infant found dead in California dumpster after parents shot
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police who found a 3-week-old girl dead in a dumpster more than 100 miles from the Southern California home where she was abducted after her parents and uncle were shot asked for the public’s help on Monday in finding the person…
