NASCAR tells drivers to stay in cars in wake of fatal crash
(Reuters) – NASCAR on Friday said it would forbid drivers from getting out of their cars during caution periods following an on-track fatality last weekend when three-time champion Tony Stewart struck another driver.
Exclusive – Wife defines stakes in Oklahoma divorce: $17 billion
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – More than $17 billion of Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm’s fortune could be subject to division with his estranged wife, according to an economic analysis presented in their divorce trial, defining the stakes in one of the biggest…
Police designate couple ‘prisoners’ after killing of American in Bali
DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday formally designated an American couple prisoners in connection with the death of a Chicago-based woman whose body was found in a bloodied suitcase on the resort island of Bali.
Al Qaeda tells family to press U.S. to negotiate hostage release
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda told the family of a U.S. hostage kidnapped three years ago in Pakistan to press their government to exchange him for prisoners held by the United States, in a message posted on the Internet on Friday.
Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol in charge of secur…
Thailand stops U.S. and Australian couples leaving with surrogate babies: advocate
SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. and Australian couples attempting to leave Thailand with babies born by surrogate mothers have been stopped at the airport and prevented from leaving the country in recent days, an Australian surrogacy advocate said on Friday.
At end of round-the-world trip, Kerry’s plane breaks down in Hawaii
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The globe-trotting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to catch a commercial flight on Thursday after his U.S. Air Force plane encountered technical difficulties before takeoff from Hawaii at the end of a nine-day round-t…
The other Texas border deployment: doctors, dentists, opticians
MISSION Texas (Reuters) – For the Texas State and National Guard, Operation Lone Star is a disaster preparedness exercise. For public health experts, it is a humanitarian mission. And for Itzel, a teenage schoolgirl, it is a chance to finally get glass…
Six months in jail for teen who stole from car in Paul Walker crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teenager who stole a rooftop panel from the wrecked Porsche of actor Paul Walker, soon after the “Fast and Furious” star was killed in a crash, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in jail, a spokesman for prosecutors said….
Gregg Allman movie production company cited over on-set death
(Reuters) – Federal safety officials on Thursday cited the production company formed to make a film about rock singer Gregg Allman for exposing its workers to grave risk, after an incident in which a crew member died on the Georgia set of “Midnight Rid…
