Florida rescuers use noise to drive stranded whales out to sea
MIAMI (Reuters) – Some of the pilot whales that were stranded in the Florida Everglades swam out into deeper water on Thursday while rescuers tried to chase the rest out to sea by banging on pipes and revving their boat engines.
Amish school shooter’s mother goes public with healing message
DELTA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – After her son shot five Amish schoolgirls to death in 2006, Terri Roberts could have gone into hiding to nurse her pain, like many parents of mass murderers have in the past.
Mexico senators to unveil energy bill Friday: top lawmaker
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican senators will present a bill to overhaul Mexico’s energy sector on Friday and are set to vote on it in committees on Sunday, a top ruling party senator said on Thursday.
Billionaire U.S. candy heiress pleads guilty in fatal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire candy heiress Jacqueline Badger Mars, who owns a third of the Mars Inc candy company, pleaded guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor reckless driving charges stemming from a fatal accident in Virginia.
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments over marijuana ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida’s Supreme Court justices raised concerns on Thursday at a hearing on a proposed constitutional ballot amendment to allow medical use of marijuana, questioning whether its language might mislead voters into legal…
Child killed in school bus accident in Idaho: state police
(Reuters) – One boy was killed and four more injured on Thursday when a bus carrying elementary schoolchildren collided with a dump truck at a rural intersection in Idaho, a state police spokeswoman said.
Italian court moves to expel former Ku Klux Klan leader
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian court has ruled in favor of the expulsion of ex-Ku Klux Klan leader and former Louisiana politician David Duke from Italy, where he had been living for a year and a half, local police said on Thursday.
U.S. charges 49 Russian diplomats with healthcare fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members with participating in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor by lying about their income.
Spike in U.S. measles cases shows disease still a threat: officials
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The number of reported cases of measles in the United States this year is nearly three times the annual average, federal health officials said on Thursday, highlighting the continued threat of the disease 50 years after development …
Billionaire candy heiress pleads guilty in fatal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire candy heiress Jacqueline Badger Mars pleaded guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor reckless driving charges stemming from a fatal accident in Virginia.
