Police release man questioned in New Orleans shootout
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Authorities set free a 20-year-old man on Thursday after questioning him about a weekend shootout on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street that left one person dead and nine others wounded.
Rhode Island governor signs minimum wage increase
(Reuters) – Rhode Island’s Democratic governor, Lincoln Chafee, has signed a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage by $1, to $9 an hour, his office said on Thursday, following similar moves by neighboring New England states.
Boy hit in Arizona target-shooting accident dies
(Reuters) – A 9-year-old boy who was shot in the neck by a bullet ricochet while target shooting in the Arizona desert died on Thursday of his wounds, authorities said.
Dying ex-priest convicted of killing nun denied prison release
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A dying ex-priest convicted of stabbing an Ohio nun to death cannot obtain an early release for his final days, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
New Mexico middle school shooter sentenced to detention until age 21
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy who brought a sawed-off shotgun to his New Mexico middle school and wounded two classmates in January has been sentenced to be held in juvenile detention until age 21, a court official said on Thursday.
Wisconsin ex-cop said deaths of women in luggage an accident
ELKHORN Wis. (Reuters) – A former Wisconsin police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases said that he accidentally killed the women during sexual encounters, a detective testified on Thursday.
Washington ‘Beltway sniper’ appeals ruling on life sentence
(Reuters) – Lawyers for convicted “Beltway sniper” Lee Boyd Malvo are appealing a federal judge’s rejection of his claim that his life sentence is unconstitutional, according to court documents.
Wildfire near California’s wine country grows overnight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wildfire near Northern California’s Napa Valley wine country grew overnight Thursday, devouring 4,300 acres and two houses, and prompting more evacuations, officials said.
U.S. war hero Louis Zamperini, inspiration for ‘Unbroken,’ dead at 97
(Reuters) – Louis Zamperini, an American prisoner of war in World War Two and Olympic runner whose life inspired the book and upcoming feature film “Unbroken,” has died at age 97, Universal Pictures said in a statement.
U.S. service sector growth slows slightly in June: ISM survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector slowed slightly in June as business activity decelerated, even as new orders and employment growth sped up, according to an industry report released on Thursday.
