U.S. military suicides fall among active duty, rise in reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicides among active duty U.S. forces fell 18 percent in 2013 from a peak in 2012 but climbed among reserve forces, the Pentagon said on Friday as it unveiled figures showing suicide still far outpaced combat deaths among U.S. m…
Trucker in fiery California crash worked long shift: early report
(Reuters) – A trucker had driven more than 350 miles and worked over seven hours towing two semi-trailers when his vehicle crossed a California highway median and slammed into a bus full of high school students this month, killing 10 people, a prelimin…
U.S. examining Marshall Islands nuclear lawsuits; defends record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was examining lawsuits filed by the Marshall Islands against it and eight other nuclear-armed nations. The tiny Pacific republic was used for U.S. nuclear tests in the 1950s.
Dead cats found hanging from New York tree killed by blows: authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twenty-five dead cats found stuffed in plastic bags and hung from tree limbs in Yonkers, outside New York City, were killed by blows to the head, investigators said on Friday.
Storms blowing in tornado threat across U.S. Plains this weekend
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A strong storm system, with high winds and torrential rain, is taking shape in the south central United States this weekend and threatens to produce tornadoes, which have been relatively uncommon so far this year, fore…
Driver in crash killing New York’s ‘Dr. Vodka’ charged with homicide
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Lamborghini driver whose passenger, New York vodka entrepreneur Malcolm Lloyd, was killed after he plowed into a sports utility vehicle in a high-speed car crash in Miami was charged with vehicular homicide on Friday, police said.
The Chinese take Manhattan: replace Russians as top apartment buyers
NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) – For the first time, the Chinese have become the biggest foreign buyers of apartments in Manhattan, real estate brokers estimate, taking the mantle from the Russians – whose activity has dropped off since the unrest in Ukrain…
Michigan man gets new judge for murder trial in porch shooting
(Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner charged with second-degree murder for shooting an unarmed black woman on his front porch in November will have a new judge assigned to preside over his upcoming trial, a judge ruled on Friday.
Fire in New Jersey Pine Barrens forces evacuation of 250 people
(This April 24 story was corrected to fix spelling of spokesman’s name to Hajna from Hijna)
Florida man appeals 162 year sentence on cellphone privacy grounds
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers for a south Florida man serving almost 162 years in prison for his role in a string of armed robberies told a U.S. appeals court that prosecutors had no right to use cell phone location data during his trial and the double lif…
