‘Goliath,’ billed as world’s fastest wooden roller coaster, opens in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A ride nicknamed “Goliath” and billed as the world’s fastest wooden roller coaster went into operation on Thursday at Six Flags Great America amusement park in Illinois, park officials said.
Hitman for Mexican cartel pleads guilty to Alabama murder
(Reuters) – An admitted Mexican drug cartel hitman who has acknowledged killing dozens of people over more than three decades pleaded guilty in state court in Alabama on Thursday to murdering a man last year for making disparaging comments about his da…
Judge orders U.S. woman in drone video to stay away from teen
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – A 23-year-old Connecticut woman charged with assaulting a 17-year boy who she claimed was using a drone to take a video of her on a beach was ordered by a judge Thursday to have no contact with the teen.
Coast Guard seeks prankster who made fake distress calls in Washington state
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard is working to track down a prankster who called in fake distress calls in Washington state that led agency officials to launch two rescue efforts that cost over $200,000, an official said on Thursday.
Father charged with murder after toddler left in car for hours
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man has been charged with felony murder and child cruelty after his 22-month-old son died after being left unattended in a car for seven hours in the heat, police said on Thursday.
New York woman pleads not guilty to torturing, murdering boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City woman accused of torturing and beating to death a 4-year-old boy she was babysitting pleaded not guilty to murder on Thursday, prosecutors said.
‘Swiss Cheese Pervert’ pleads guilty to exposure, harassment
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A man dubbed the “Swiss Cheese Pervert” was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty on Thursday to charges he approached women on the street and asked them to watch him masturbate with the holey cheese.
Volkswagen set to build SUV in Tennessee: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is nearing a decision to pick its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant over a site in Mexico to build a new seven-seater crossover vehicle for the North American market, a German newspaper reported on Thursday.
U.S. court strikes down Los Angeles ban on living in cars
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down on Thursday a Los Angeles city ordinance that bars people from living in their cars, describing the rule as cryptic and saying that it has been used to discriminate against the poor and homeless.
Guantanamo inmate up for transfer lesser threat than swapped Taliban: hearing
ARLINGTON Va. (Reuters) – A Saudi inmate up for transfer from the Guantanamo Bay military prison is less dangerous than Taliban leaders swapped last month for a U.S. soldier, a representative for the prisoner told a parole-style hearing on Thursday.
