Three killed when small plane veers off Alabama runway
(Reuters) – Three people died when a small airplane veered off a runway and caught fire at Alabama’s Huntsville International Airport on Wednesday, officials said.
Utah teen admits stabbing two younger brothers to death
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Utah boy pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering his two younger brothers by stabbing them to death at the family’s home, prosecutors said, and will serve a term of 15 years to life in prison.
South Florida mayor to remain free on bond in corruption case
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal judge denied prosecutors’ efforts to jail a south Florida mayor for violating the terms of his bond after he was arrested last year for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in bribe money from undercover FBI agents.
Texas man gets at least 75 years in jail after infecting girl with HIV
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A 31-year-old Dallas man with HIV who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was sentenced to at least 75 years in prison on Wednesday for the assault and infecting her with the virus, court officials said.
After bear mauling, Florida neighborhood imposes ‘bear-wise’ rules
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A bear attack on a woman during an evening walk has prompted a Central Florida neighborhood to impose the state’s first rules requiring residents to secure garbage cans from the scavenging omnivores.
Iraqi man charged with war crimes at Guantanamo tribunal
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – An Iraqi man accused of being a senior member of al Qaeda was formally charged by the U.S. war crimes tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday with conspiring to bomb Western forces in Afghanistan and killing civilians and U.S…
U.S. watchdog bars Florida broker who used foundation’s money
(Reuters) – A Florida broker who worked for Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer & Co Inc was permanently barred from the securities industry for using money from a foundation he headed to fund personal expenses, Wall Street’s industry-funded watchdog said in regulatory documents.
Pennsylvania man gets year in prison for threat to kill Obama
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man who threatened online to kill President Barack Obama, calling him an “Anti-Christ” who will be “shot dead,” was sentenced on Wednesday to 12 months in prison and ordered to undergo mental health treatment.
Off-duty firefighter missing after hike in California forest
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Search and rescue crews hunted on Wednesday for an off-duty firefighter who went missing late last week when he ran off after his dog during a camping trip in California’s Los Padres National Forest, officials said.
Two men arrested in Texas on terrorism charges
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two men in central Texas have been arrested on charges of trying “to provide material support to terrorists,” with one of the pair seeking to aid extremist groups fighting in Syria, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.
