Two convicted in California of conspiring to join al Qaeda
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two men accused of seeking to join al Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases and personnel in the Middle East were convicted on federal charges in California Thursday after a trial of more than six weeks,…
Dutch tourist fined for crashing drone in Yellowstone hot spring
(Reuters) – A Dutch tourist has been ordered to pay penalites of more than $3,000 for crashing a drone aircraft into a famous hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a park spokesman said on Thursday.
Jury begins retrial of Florida loud music shooting
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jury began hearing the retrial on Thursday of Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man charged with murder after he shot an unarmed black teenager during an argument over loud rap music.
NBA player arrested in Michigan for domestic assault
(Reuters) – NBA Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was arrested in a Michigan hotel early on Thursday and charged with domestic assault, according to police.
Woman accused of hurling shoe at Clinton pleads guilty to trespassing
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A woman accused of throwing a shoe at Hillary Clinton in April while the former secretary of state was giving a speech in Las Vegas has pleaded guilty to trespassing on a restricted building, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. 
Utah opens criminal probe into Stericycle medical waste incinerator
(Reuters) – Utah Governor Gary Herbert asked the state’s attorney general on Thursday to open a criminal probe into allegations of misconduct at a medical waste incinerator that environmental activists have accused of polluting the air.
Tennessee Supreme Court postpones execution amid court challenge
(Reuters) – The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the request of a death row inmate to postpone his execution so that a court challenge to the state’s execution methods can work its way through the judicial system, court documents showed.
U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department.
New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A warning by Iraq’s prime minister that Islamist militants planned to attack New York City sent political leaders scrambling on Thursday to assure the public it was safe to ride the subways and travel the streets of the nation’s la…
California woman attacked by bear while walking dogs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California woman was attacked by a 200-pound black bear in a rural area of central California, suffering bites, scratches and a broken rib, state fish and wildlife officials said on Thursday.
