Ford recalls about 20,000 cargo vans due to loose plastic panel
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is recalling almost 20,000 Transit Connect cargo vans in the United States and its territories because of a potential loose plastic panel.
Afghan soldier who killed U.S. general acted independently: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Afghan military policeman who fatally shot a U.S. general and wounded more than a dozen other people at a training center in Kabul apparently acted independently and had no links to the Taliban or other extremist groups, accor…
Exclusive: Casino trade group releases first industry standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Under pressure from the federal government, the trade group for the U.S. casino industry has released the first ever set of best practices aimed at helping the industry police itself for money laundering activity.
American arrives at Atlanta hospital from West Africa for Ebola testing
(Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to Ebola in West Africa arrived at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta early on Thursday for testing and observation, the hospital said.
Alabama anti-discrimination bill to be named after Apple’s Tim Cook
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, who made headlines in October when he publicly acknowledged being gay, is lending his name to legislation to bar discrimination against state employees on the basis of their sexual orientatio…
Pennsylvania con artist on trial for Texas oil scam
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Reuters) – A convicted scam artist went on trial in Pennsylvania on Wednesday charged with bilking investors out of $323,000 in a Texas oil development ruse that federal prosecutors say he ran out of his condominium in the Poconos.
FSU quarterback tells rape hearing accuser ‘is lying’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston told a student conduct hearing that a woman who accused him of raping her two years ago was “lying” about their encounter, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Cincinnati marks 35th anniversary of Who concert tragedy
(Reuters) – The city of Cincinnati remembered one of the more tragic events in its history on Wednesday, a fatal stampede before a rock concert by The Who, and announced plans to erect a memorial for the 11 people who lost their lives 35 years ago.
NECC trustee files compensation plan for 2012 meningitis outbreak victims
(Reuters) – The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people, filed a plan that would set aside at least $135 million to compensate victims and their families.
U.S. military sex assault reports up 8 percent: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sexual assaults reported by U.S. military troops rose 8 percent in 2014 amid signs that victims are increasingly confident about reporting the attacks, defense officials said on Wednesday ahead of the formal release of the annual…
