California zoo animals feast on 13,000-pound fruit donation
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – Animals at a zoo in California’s Bay Area received an unexpected and unusual feast after a delivery truck carrying exotic fruit crashed and spilled an estimated $50,000 worth of produce across a highway, officials said on Th…
Prosecutors to appeal dismissal of Minnesota shooting plot charges
(Reuters) – Prosecutors plan to appeal the dismissal of attempted murder and property damage charges against a Minnesota teenager who allegedly planned bombings and shootings at a high school, a court official said on Thursday.
Spanish-style bull run nixed in California, other events planned
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Spanish-style bull run that would have seen participants in shorts and red scarves scampering alongside the horned animals has been canceled in Southern California due to a permit denial, an organizer said on Thursday.
Judge says unclear if NYC is fair when revoking taxi licenses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in New York said it is an open question whether the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission treats taxi drivers fairly in hearings over whether to revoke their licenses.
U.S. tells Dallas county no need for it to house immigrants: commissioner
DALLAS (Reuters) – Federal authorities rejected plans to house up to 2,000 children from Central America in temporary shelters in Dallas County, saying the need had waned due to a falling number of immigrants arriving, a county commissioner said on Thu…
Search for missing Oregon woman expands to other Western states
(Reuters) – The search for a missing Oregon mother of two young children has expanded to other states, with investigators pursuing all leads after a week without any concrete information on her whereabouts, police said Thursday.
U.S. aid worker infected with Ebola to be moved to Atlanta hospital: official
(Reuters) – A U.S. humanitarian aid worker who was infected with Ebola in West Africa will be transferred back to the United States and treated in a special high security ward at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, hospital officials said on Thursday…
Speeding grandma thanks Idaho trooper for ticket
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – A Washington state grandmother has written a thank-you letter to a state trooper in Idaho for giving her a speeding ticket in an exchange that she said on Thursday was a highlight of her recent holiday there.
Fired Ohio State band leader says tried to stamp out hazing
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio State University band leader who was fired for failing to stamp out sexual harassment defended his tenure on Thursday, saying he pushed to change the marching band’s decades-old, quasi-military culture of hazing rituals.
Disgruntled executive shoots CEO, kills self in Chicago building
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A senior executive upset about a job demotion gravely wounded the chief executive officer of his company in a downtown Chicago office building and then fatally shot himself, police said on Thursday.
