Miffed U.S. judge withdraws from Michael Jordan lawsuit
(Reuters) – A veteran federal judge in Chicago has withdrawn from NBA legend Michael Jordan’s lawsuit against a local supermarket chain over the use of his name and image in a magazine ad, but not without levying harsh criticism at the basketball Hall …
New England states joining forces to take on heroin crisis
WALTHAM Mass. (Reuters) – The governors of five New England states said on Tuesday they would begin to share data on prescriptions to cut down on “doctor shopping,” with heroin addiction and overdose deaths on the rise as a result of prescription paink…
Thirteen bids to host Obama’s presidential library
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirteen bidders have applied to host Barack Obama’s presidential library, the foundation overseeing the project said on Tuesday.
Mummified corpse found hanging in abandoned Ohio home
(Reuters) – A curious Ohio boy who sneaked into an abandoned house over the weekend discovered a mummified corpse hanging inside a closet, unnoticed for nearly five years, officials said on Tuesday.
Mother, two children found dead in car outside Maryland school
(Reuters) – A mother and her two young children were found dead in a car parked outside a Hagerstown, Maryland, middle school, police said.
Boston transit toughens staff cellphone policy after crash
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston’s public bus drivers and train conductors can now be fired for simply bringing a cell phone to work, according to a new policy that transit officials say is the toughest of its kind in the nation.
New York man arrested after hijacking empty city bus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Staten Island man commandeered an empty New York City bus and managed to drive it nearly two miles before being stopped and arrested near his home, authorities said on Tuesday.
Deadly tornado all but wipes Nebraska village off the map
PILGER Neb. (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents driven from a Nebraska village leveled by a deadly tornado were expected to be allowed back into their community Tuesday to salvage the remains of their belongings.
U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has captured one of the suspected ringleaders of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Suspected NYC drug dealer escapes custody, hits cop with car
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police were searching on Tuesday for a suspected drug dealer who hit a detective with the officer’s car while escaping custody, police said.
