Los Angeles Clippers president takes leave after owner banned
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser is taking an indefinite leave of absence, effective immediately, a week after club owner Ronald Sterling was banned from the National Basketball Association for racist comments, the NBA…
Convicted Texas murderer featured in ‘Bernie’ movie to be released
DALLAS (Reuters) – A former mortician whose conviction for killing an elderly East Texas woman inspired the 2011 movie “Bernie” will be released from prison on bond after a judge ruled the original life sentence was too harsh, a newspaper reported on T…
Florida girl graduates college and high school
MIAMI (Reuters) – Last week, just days before her high school graduation, 16-year-old Grace Bush collected a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from a south Florida university, fulfilling her proud parents’ cost-saving plan on tuition.
Amid boycott of Beverly Hills haunt, city confronts Brunei over sharia law
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – The City of Beverly Hills will vote on Tuesday on whether to pressure the government of Brunei to divest the Beverly Hills Hotel, the pink-hued haunt of the Hollywood set, after the small country’s enactment of sha…
Police arrest Arizona student in school threat, find possible explosive device
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy suspected of threatening to attack his school was arrested on Tuesday at his suburban Phoenix home, where officers found a possible explosive device and evacuated both his school and part of his apartment complex, …
Texas ‘affluenza’ teen’s family settles suit with paralyzed boy
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas court has approved a settlement with a boy who was left paralyzed after he was thrown from a truck driven by a drunk teenager, who also killed four people last year in a case that touched off an emotional debate ab…
Idaho man who shot at crop duster ordered to explain in newspaper ad
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho man convicted of firing his shotgun at a crop dusting plane has been ordered by a judge to take out a half-page newspaper ad explaining why it was a bad idea, a local prosecutor said on Tuesday
University asks public to help rewrite ‘Utah Man’ fight song
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The president of Utah’s flagship university is seeking public input on a proposal to partially rewrite the school’s century-old fight song “Utah Man,” amid complaints that it contains language that could be considered sexist …
Southwest plane lands safely in Salt Lake City after smoke in cockpit
(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines Co plane from Denver to Salt Lake City landed safely on Tuesday at its destination after smoke appeared in the cockpit, airport officials said.
Boston College offers to return interviews to Irish militants
DUBLIN/BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston College on Tuesday offered to return interviews about the Northern Ireland conflict to the former militants who provided them, after some expressed concerns about their safety or legal exposure.
