Maine man uses knife to rescue baby from car wreck
BANGOR Maine (Reuters) – A man who happened upon a car wreck in a remote area of Maine crawled into the over-turned vehicle in a water-filled ditch and rescued a baby girl inside by cutting off the straps of her car seat with his knife, police said.
Connecticut approves $5 million for new Sandy Hook school
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut’s bond commission on Wednesday approved $5 million in funding to cover design costs for a new elementary school in Newtown, after the original was torn down following one of America’s worst mass shootings there in…
Marine who vanished twice to face trial on desertion charge
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine accused of deserting the military after disappearing in Iraq and then again failing to report for duty in North Carolina nearly 10 years ago will face a court martial in December, the Marine Corps said on We…
Oklahoma police officer charged with raping women while on duty
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting 13 women while on duty will face trial for 35 felony counts including rape and sexual assault, court officials said on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania AG: child images in email scandal lewd but not pornographic
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor believes “deplorable” images of children found in a lewd emails exchanged by state officials were not pornographic and no crime was committed in sharing them, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
California high school closed for second day over Yik Yak threats
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A high school in an affluent oceanside community in Southern California was closed for a second day on Wednesday after online threats made on the social media application Yik Yak, which allows users to post anonymously, official…
California high school closed for second day over Yik Yak threats
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A high school in an affluent oceanside community in Southern California was closed for a second day on Wednesday after online threats made on the social media application Yik Yak, which allows users to post anonymously, official…
Western New York buried by snow, braces for more
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Western New York state braced for a fresh wave of heavy snow on Wednesday after a freakish storm swept off the Great Lakes and buried the region under 5 feet (1.5 meters) of it, killing at least six people and stranding motorists i…
Sephora discriminated against Asian customers, lawsuit claims
(Reuters) – Cosmetics retailer Sephora USA Inc has blocked the online accounts of scores of customers with Asian names because it suspected them of buying discount items in bulk to resell them, a new lawsuit claims.
Marketers of sugary drinks still target U.S. children: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. children and teens are seeing fewer TV commercials for sugary drinks, but they remain a prime target for marketers through product placement, social media and other means, according to a report released on Wednesday.
