Four dead in fire at Florida home of former tennis pro James Blake
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A blaze at the Tampa, Florida, mansion of former pro tennis player James Blake where four people were found dead on Wednesday is believed to have been set intentionally, police said.
U.S. rejects California driver licenses for undocumented immigrants
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California lawmakers are clashing with federal officials over the design of drivers’ licenses for immigrants living in the country illegally, highlighting concerns about how to grant such permits while also making cle…
Minnesota man charged in 2009 murder of 12-year-old Chicago girl
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police said on Wednesday they charged a Minnesota man in the 2009 rape and murder of a 12-year-old Chicago girl on the basis of DNA evidence from another rape case.
Minnesota man failed to disclose crimes in Bosnia: indictment
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man has been charged with immigration fraud for failing to disclose his military service in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the war there in the 1990s or crimes he committed including murder, U.S. authorities said on Wedne…
Sikorsky wins U.S. Navy deal for president’s Marine One helicopters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp, won an initial $1.24 billion contract to develop and build six new U.S. presidential helicopters, the first step toward a fleet of 21 new aircraft by 2023, the Pentagon annou…
Florida’s marijuana law: entrepreneurs are waiting to exhale
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Retired real estate agent Wanda Hurt, 58, is learning how to grow peppers and tomatoes, but when she graduates from Florida’s own version of Pot U she’ll be equipped to start her own medical marijuana business.
Driver who followed Obama daughters’ motorcade was lost, confused
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A driver unfamiliar with Washington, DC, appeared to have been lost and confused when he followed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama’s daughters through a White House checkpoint on Tuesday, a law enforcement source said….
Handless London imam testifies in own defense at U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri took the stand on Wednesday in his U.S. terror trial, denying he had ever aided al Qaeda or other militant groups.
States must be warned of oil-by-rail cargoes, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. companies moving crude oil via rail must tell state officials when a cargo is moving across their regions, the U.S. Transportation Secretary said on Wednesday, the latest response to a string of fiery and sometimes deadly de…
Arizona sheriff making progress in racial profiling case: U.S. judge
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. judge who twice chastised a hardline Arizona sheriff over his office’s misrepresenting a ruling aimed at quashing racial profiling said on Wednesday the lawman was complying with an order requiring employees to be educated on…
