Tourism vs. Reality TV: Exploiting Pennsylvania’s Amish
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – They typically wear plain clothing with nothing as fancy as a button or a zipper, travel by horse-drawn buggy and shun modern conveniences like electricity.
Missouri governor declares emergency, sets curfew in Ferguson
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Ferguson on Saturday, trying to restore order after a week of racially charged protests and looting over the shooting of an unarmed black teenage…
Drunk commuter stabs three men on New York City subway platform
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A drunken commuter stabbed and wounded three men with a knife as he got off a subway train arriving at New York’s Grand Central Terminal early on Saturday morning, police said.
Chips are down for Atlantic City’s hard-luck Revel Casino
(Reuters) – When the $2.4 billion Revel Casino opened its doors in 2012, the curvy blue-glass tower was hailed as the wave of the future for Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Russian accused of hacking detained by U.S.
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Russian accused of hacking U.S. retailers’ computer systems to steal credit card data has been ordered by a Washington State judge to be held pending his trial in October, citing risks that he could flee the country, prosecutors s…
Two arrested in kidnapping of two upstate New York Amish sisters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two young Amish sisters from their family farm stand near New York’s border with Canada, the county district attorney said on Friday.
Results delayed in army probe of former prisoner of war Bergdahl
(Reuters) – An Army general investigating the circumstances leading to the capture of former U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban will need several more weeks to complete a final report, a military spokesman said Friday.
Boy who caught Las Vegas flight at nine clear of court supervision
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A young boy who stowed-away on a flight to Las Vegas after getting through security at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last October has been released from court oversight, prosecutors said on Friday.
Professional fighter ‘War Machine’ arrested in L.A. area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A professional fighter sought by authorities after his former girlfriend accused him of attacking her and a friend at her home in Las Vegas has been arrested in the Los Angeles area, officials said on Friday.
New Mexico teenagers plead not guilty to killing homeless men
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Three Albuquerque teenagers pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of first-degree murder in the beating deaths of two homeless American Indian men that shocked New Mexico’s biggest city.
