Car trailing Obama daughters’ motorcade prompts White House lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A car that trailed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama’s daughters on to Pennsylvania Avenue prompted a security lockdown at the White House on Tuesday.
U.S. cruise ship stranded in NY’s Hudson River hit a whale
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dead 45-foot female whale found in New York Harbor Monday morning was hit by a cruise ship that got stuck in the Hudson River over the weekend, authorities said on Tuesday.
Florida girl graduates college and high school a week apart
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.
Southwest plane lands safely in Salt Lake City after odor in cockpit
(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines Co flight from Denver to Salt Lake City landed safely on Tuesday after the pilot detected a strange odor in the cockpit, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
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…
