Georgia father researched child death in hot car on Internet
(Reuters) – A Georgia father charged with murder after leaving his 22-month-old son in a sweltering car for seven hours told police he had researched how hot a vehicle needed to be to kill a child, according to a search warrant released on Saturday.
Hit-run driver sought in crash that killed three women in Florida
(Reuters) – Police in Tampa are looking for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed three women, who according to local media reports were all single mothers, authorities said on Saturday.
New Jersey resort is rechristened with its once notorious name
VERNON N.J. (Reuters) – It’s hard to forget a trip on the Alpine Slide, the half-mile fiberglass track that sent riders careening down the side of a mountain on a cart at a New Jersey resort once known as Action Park.
Southwest Airlines co-founder dies at 83
(Reuters) – Rollin King, co-founder of the affordable carrier Southwest Airlines, has died at age 83, the airline said on Saturday.
Father of California mass killer never knew ‘the monster’ in son
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The father of a 22-year-old man who killed six college students and himself near Santa Barbara, California, says he had long known his son was deeply troubled but realized too late “the monster” lurking within him.
Sufi faithful raise a stink over sultry perfume ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with followers of Islamic Sufism, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical fait…
Food truck in San Francisco is going to the dogs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Dogs and their owners in San Francisco have a moveable feast to chase, in the form of a food truck catering exclusively to customers of the four-legged variety.
Pennsylvania school stabbing suspect seeks transfer to mental facility
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Lawyers for a teenager charged with wounding 21 people in a stabbing spree at his Pittsburgh-area high school in April have asked that he be moved from a juvenile detention hall to a mental health facility at the county’s expense…
Scientists unable to recreate chemical reaction suspected in New Mexico radiation leak
(Reuters) – Government scientists have not been able to replicate a chemical reaction suspected of causing a radiation leak at a U.S. nuclear waste dump in New Mexico, complicating efforts to understand what went wrong, a U.S. Energy Department officia…
Trial ends, judge to rule on lawsuit against NCAA over athlete pay
Oakland Calif. (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday examined potential remedies to resolve the case between athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association that seeks to reshape traditional notions of amateur sports in the United States.
