Kentucky head-on collision kills six, injures four
(Reuters) – Six people were killed and four injured in a fiery crash after a station wagon crossed the center line and slammed into a minivan near Lexington, Kentucky, police said on Friday.
Mexican helicopter fired shots in Arizona near border, U.S. says
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating two shots that were fired from a Mexican helicopter when it crossed the border into Arizona, although no injuries or damage to U.S. property were reported, the U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday.
Nebraska releases prisoners by mistake, tries to get some back
OMAHA (Reuters) – Nebraska authorities mistakenly released more than 300 criminals from prison early and are trying to track the two dozen they want to put back in jail, state officials said on Friday.
Texas man pleads guilty to trying to aid foreign terrorists
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man pleaded guilty on Friday of attempting to provide support and resources to a Middle Eastern foreign terrorist organization as part of a federal undercover operation, U.S. prosecutors said.
Johns Hopkins hospital workers call off Baltimore strike
(Reuters) – A strike over wages by 2,000 Johns Hopkins Hospital service employees in Baltimore was averted on Friday after intervention by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.
Detroit police probe case of boy found in basement, stepmom arrested
(Reuters) – Detroit police said Friday they were still trying to determine if there was any wrongdoing in the case of a 12-year-old boy who was missing for 11 days before being found alive and well in his family’s basement.
California measure reducing sentences for nonviolent crimes heads to ballot
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A ballot initiative aimed at reducing prison sentences for people who commit nonviolent crimes including drug possession and petty theft will go before California voters in November, the state said Thursday.
Families sue Arizona over 2013 wildfire that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The families of a dozen of the 19 elite Arizona firefighters killed last year in the nation’s worst wildfire in eight decades have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit claiming the state was negligent in its efforts to battle the massive …
Dogs, debris and Satan make their mark at Oklahoma capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – As part of her grand plan to visit all 50 U.S. state capitols before her 70th birthday, Deidra Horan drove to Oklahoma City a few weeks ago. She toured the capitol, but that’s not her most vivid memory of the trip.
Autoliv agrees to settle U.S. securities class action
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Car safety gear maker Autoliv said on Friday it had reached an agreement in principle to settle a class action securities lawsuit in the United States.
