Ex-paramedic in Texas fertilizer blast sentenced in unrelated case
(Reuters) – A former paramedic who responded to a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal pipe bomb charges unrelated to the blast, prosecutors said.
A drop in the bucket? Christie’s appraises Detroit’s art
DETROIT (Reuters) – The auction house Christie’s put a price tag on one of Detroit’s highest-profile city assets, its share of the Detroit Institute of Arts collection, stating that nearly 3,000 works controlled by the city are worth between $452 milli…
Hundreds of commuters evacuated from San Francisco area train
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hundreds of passengers on a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train were evacuated on Wednesday after a parking brake suddenly deployed in a tunnel and passengers complained of smoke inhalation, authorities said.
Growing wealth gap in U.S. cities hurting economic mobility: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. cities are increasingly divided between the rich and the poor, hampering residents’ ability to move up the economic ladder, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Live Nation to provide free concert tickets under legal settlement
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Concert promoter Live Nation Worldwide Inc. must provide free tickets and discount vouchers to hundreds of thousands of customers to settle claims that it overcharged for shows at a New Jersey arts center, a judge has rul…
Student shot outside Florida high school; suspect held
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A 15-year-old student was shot outside an Orlando-area high school on Wednesday and the suspected shooter was later taken into custody, according to the local sheriff.
Dozens of whales beached in Florida’s Everglades, 10 die
MIAMI (Reuters) – Ten whales have died and rescuers were trying to save dozens more that beached in Everglades National Park in southwest Florida, park and wildlife officials said on Wednesday.
Accused Los Angeles airport gunman ordered held without bond
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (Reuters) – A California man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport last month, killing a federal security screener and wounding three other people, was ordered held without bond on Wednesday, pending …
Relatives of Washington Navy Yard shooting victim sue for $37.5 million
TAMPA (Reuters) – The family of Mary Frances Delorenzo Knight, 51, who died in the Washington Navy Yard shooting in September, filed a negligence lawsuit on Wednesday against two U.S. government agencies, Hewlett-Packard, and a technology subcontractor…
High-rise developers win court protection in 9/11 WTC case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from lawsuits over property losses linked to terrorism, in a case stemming from the September 11, 2001 attacks…
