Police rescue New Mexico woman from car after ‘kidnap’ text to sister
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A New Mexico woman who texted her sister to say she was being kidnapped in a car by a man with a weapon was rescued by police who used the message to track down and arrest the driver after a high-speed chase through central…
Americans oppose paying ransom for hostages: Reuters-IPSOS Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two out of three Americans say governments should not pay ransom to terrorists in exchange for hostages, despite the posting of an Islamic State video last week depicting the beheading of a U.S. journalist, a Reuters-IPSOS…
U.S. murder suspect in Bali denied private legal consultations: lawyer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area teenager detained in connection with the death of her mother on the resort island of Bali is not being allowed to meet privately with her legal team in Indonesia, her U.S.-based lawyer said.
U.S. court scraps order to seize Kurdish crude from tanker near Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Monday threw out an order to seize some 1 million barrels of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil from a tanker near Texas, a move that could allow the cargo to be delivered and end a nearly month-long impasse.
California wine country quake losses seen in the billions
NAPA Calif. (Reuters) – A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region’s total economic losses wi…
California to require anti-theft ‘kill switches’ on smartphones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Smartphones in California will be required to come with a “kill switch” to render them useless if lost or stolen under a bill signed Monday by Governor Jerry Brown, the latest effort to stem an epidemic of phone theft in the m…
Mississippi high school football player dies after falling ill in game
(Reuters) – A Mississippi high school football player died on Monday, three days after falling ill during a game, school officials said.
Top architect Hadid’s defamation lawsuit prompts retraction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A well-known architecture critic has retracted a portion of a recent book review that Pritzker prize-winning-architect Zaha Hadid claimed in a lawsuit had defamed her.
U.S. inspector wanted reactor shut on quake fears: report
(Reuters) – A federal nuclear inspector urged U.S. regulators to shut down a California nuclear power plant until tests showed its reactors could withstand shocks from nearby earthquake faults, according to the Associated Press and an environmental gro…
Judge says California gun waiting time not for all buyers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday ruled unconstitutional a 10-day waiting period for gun buyers who already have a firearm, in the latest challenge to government regulation of gun ownership.
