Teen survivor of Texas shootings says slain family members ‘in much better place’
(Reuters) – The teenage survivor of a shooting attack in suburban Houston in which her parents and four siblings were killed told a memorial event on Saturday her family was “in a much better place” and that she was making a full recovery from her injuries.
Second lightning strike fatality in two days at Colorado park: officials
(Reuters) – A lightning strike on Saturday killed a man in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, a day after another strike killed a woman who had been out on a hike.
Michigan student won’t be charged in Visine poisoning
(Reuters) – No charges will be filed against a Michigan high school student who was accused of sickening a teacher by putting Visine eye solution in her coffee, a prosecutor said on Saturday.
U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets
RAF FAIRFORD England (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp , saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet last month…
Comedian Tracy Morgan released from rehab after June crash
Newark N.J (Reuters) – Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was released from a rehabilitation center to finish his recovery at home from a New Jersey crash in June that left him critically injured and killed a fellow passenger, his spokesman said on Saturd…
Trump Plaza in Atlantic City to close, adding to city’s woes: report
(Reuters) – The Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City could shut its doors in September and lay off 1,000 workers, a local newspaper reported, in what could make it the fourth casino to close this year in the faltering New Jersey resort city.
Practical hurdles hampered police response to D.C. Navy Yard shootings -report
(Reuters) – Police rushing to the scene of last year’s Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C. were hampered in their attempts to help by numerous delaying hurdles such as being locked out of room with live surveillance video, an internal report said.
Utah man arrested in bomb plot to cause uprising against government
(Reuters) – A Utah man has been arrested in connection with a plot to blow up a police station, kill police officers and destroy infrastructure to delay an emergency response, authorities said.
No getting away from it all on the Appalachian Trail
HARRIMAN STATE PARK N.Y. (Reuters) – Maybe it was guilt over alarming her parents when she inadvertently dialed 911 from the Appalachian Trail, but Caitlin Belcher wishes she could ditch her cell phone for the rest of the 2,180-mile (3,508-km) hike.
U.S. appeals court sides with gay marriage proponents in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday denied Utah’s bid to further block legal recognition of about 1,300 same-sex weddings performed after the state’s gay marriage ban was briefly lifted by a federal judge in December.
