Former WWE champ nabs suspected burglar in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A hapless burglar in Arizona learned a hard lesson when he broke into the Phoenix home of former World Wrestling Entertainment heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan, police said on Friday.
Texas rolls out security surge for its border with Mexico
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas has launched a law enforcement surge to crack down on drug and human trafficking from Mexico in a move that comes as the state is about to deploy as many as 1,000 National Guard troops to the border, officials said on Friday.
NYC fare beater pleads guilty, faces 25 years, in police shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man who shot a New York City police officer trying to apprehend him for not paying the fare on a city bus faces 25 years in prison under a plea deal reached on Friday, prosecutors said.
Jury in defamation case by Jesse Ventura to reconvene next week
ST PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – The jury in the defamation lawsuit brought by former Minnesota governor and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura will reconvene next week after it adjourned on Friday without reaching a verdict following four days of deliberations.
Three children killed, three adults hurt in Philadelphia carjacking
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Three children were killed and three adults, including their mother, injured on Friday when a carjacked SUV swerved out of control in Philadelphia, striking a sidewalk church fundraiser, police said.
New Hampshire town gripped by mystery of girl’s disappearance
CONWAY N.H. (Reuters) – Elation over the sudden return of a teenager who went missing for nine months from a small town in New Hampshire’s White Mountains is giving way to critical questions from residents about why and how she had vanished.
U.S. appeals court backs Florida law in ‘Docs v. Glocks’ case
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday in favor of a Florida law that bars doctors from asking patients about gun ownership, overturning a decision in the so-called “Docs v. Glocks” case by a lower court that had struck it down.
Obama tells Central American leaders most children will go home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged the leaders of three Central American countries on Friday to work with him to stem the flow of child migrants who have surged across the U.S. border and warned that most of them would not be allowed t…
Widow of NY man who died in police custody seeks federal probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The widow of a man who died last week after being put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer urged federal prosecutors to launch a civil-rights investigation at a meeting in Brooklyn on Friday.
Gunman in fatal Philadelphia-area hospital shooting had 39 more bullets
MEDIA Pa. (Reuters) – The accused gunman in a fatal shooting at a Philadelphia-area hospital opened fire after arguing about signs prohibiting guns at his psychiatrist’s office and had a cache of 39 more bullets when he was tackled by two men, a prosec…
