California vintage car auctions: It’s not all million-dollar autos
MONTEREY Calif. (Reuters) – The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that sold for $38.1 million last Thursday got the headlines. But there’s another side to the week of automobile auctions that precede Sunday’s 64th annual Concours d’Elegance classic-car show at the …
Two dead, two hurt in Arkansas freight train collision
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and two were injured in northern Arkansas early on Sunday when two Union Pacific freight trains carrying toxic substances collided, Arkansas State Police said.
Abducted Amish girls were sexually abused by captors: New York Times
(Reuters) – Two young Amish sisters whose abduction touched off a frantic search in northern New York were sexually abused by their captors, the New York Times reported.
Tourism vs. Reality TV: Exploiting Pennsylvania’s Amish
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – They typically wear plain clothing with nothing as fancy as a button or a zipper, travel by horse-drawn buggy and shun modern conveniences like electricity.
Missouri governor declares emergency, sets curfew in Ferguson
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in Ferguson on Saturday, trying to restore order after a week of racially charged protests and looting over the shooting of an unarmed black teenage…
Drunk commuter stabs three men on New York City subway platform
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A drunken commuter stabbed and wounded three men with a knife as he got off a subway train arriving at New York’s Grand Central Terminal early on Saturday morning, police said.
Chips are down for Atlantic City’s hard-luck Revel Casino
(Reuters) – When the $2.4 billion Revel Casino opened its doors in 2012, the curvy blue-glass tower was hailed as the wave of the future for Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Russian accused of hacking detained by U.S.
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Russian accused of hacking U.S. retailers’ computer systems to steal credit card data has been ordered by a Washington State judge to be held pending his trial in October, citing risks that he could flee the country, prosecutors s…
Two arrested in kidnapping of two upstate New York Amish sisters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two young Amish sisters from their family farm stand near New York’s border with Canada, the county district attorney said on Friday.
Results delayed in army probe of former prisoner of war Bergdahl
(Reuters) – An Army general investigating the circumstances leading to the capture of former U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban will need several more weeks to complete a final report, a military spokesman said Friday.
