Fund for Boston bomb victims prepares final payout
BOSTON (Reuters) – A fund that has distributed more than $60 million to the victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombing said on Friday it is preparing its final round of payments.
Man arrested in 25-year-old rape, murder of California woman
(Reuters) – More than 25 years after a woman was found sexually assaulted and slain in a ravine in Northern California, authorities have arrested a man in her murder.
LinkedIn must face customer lawsuit over email addresses
(Reuters) – A federal judge said LinkedIn Corp must face a lawsuit by customers who claimed it violated their privacy by accessing their external email accounts, downloading their contacts’ email addresses and soliciting business from those contacts.
Rockefeller heir killed in small plane crash near New York City
WHITE PLAINS N.Y. (Reuters) – The great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller was killed on Friday when his small plane crashed in fog and rain shortly after taking off from a suburban New York airport, a family spokesman and the Federal Aviation …
U.S. arrests 163 for smuggling of immigrants on Mexican border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents have arrested 163 suspected smugglers of aliens on the Mexican border, authorities said on Friday, as the United States grapples with a flood of children crossing the border.
Massachusetts gives green light to MGM’s casino plan
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts will award Las Vegas developer MGM Resorts International the state’s first license to operate a gambling casino, pending a challenge by anti-gambling activists, officials said on Friday.
Pot-smoking driver crashes into CNN headquarters: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A driver who told police he had smoked marijuana crashed his car into CNN headquarters in Atlanta early on Friday, causing damage but no injuries, police said.
Strong storms, possible tornadoes Saturday in U.S. plains states
(Reuters) – Damaging storms with high winds, heavy rain, large hail and isolated tornadoes are forecast for some central U.S states on Saturday, the National Weather Service said on Friday.
Virginia lawmakers pass budget, nix Medicaid expansion
(Reuters) – Virginia’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a two-year budget late on Thursday that shot down the Democratic governor’s proposal to expand Medicaid and closed a $1.55 billion revenue shortfall.
Georgia won’t enforce law on food stamp drug testing
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia will not drug test food stamp recipients under a controversial new law that both federal and state officials concluded was illegal, the governor’s office said on Friday.
