Oklahoma fugitive who shot U.S. agents killed in gun battle-media
(Reuters) – A 19-year-old suspected of shooting four people, including two federal agents pursuing him, over a two-day Oklahoma crime spree was killed in a confrontation with police on Thursday evening, CNN and local media reported.
Californian teenager wounded by 48-year-old in hammer attack
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old California student was in critical condition after a man three times his age allegedly struck him in the head with a hammer across the street from the victim’s high school on Thursday, police said.
Analysis: Oil drillers in Oklahoma hope to ‘SCOOP’ competitors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A handful of energy firms are rushing their rigs to several counties in southern Oklahoma, convinced they’ve found the next shale play to expand America’s oil boom.
Wal-Mart joins program to lift Florida tomato farmworker pay
MIAMI (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc joined a program on Thursday promoted by workers’ rights groups that aims to improve pay and working conditions for Florida farmworkers who pick tomatoes sold to grocery store and restaurant chains.
Houston school board bars race-based team names, mascots
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Houston Independent School District on Thursday banned team names and mascots that depict Native American culture, responding to growing public sentiment that such race-based references are offensive.
NSA collects millions of text messages globally: Guardian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency has been gathering nearly 200 million text messages a day from around the world, gathering data on people’s travel plans, contacts and credit card transactions, Britain’s Guardian newspaper repor…
Arizona kindergarten teacher arrested for pulling shirt off six-year-old girl
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona kindergarten teacher has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, accused of pulling the shirt off a crying 6-year-old girl and leaving her briefly topless in front of her class, police said on Thursday.
U.S. judge rejects deal to end Detroit rate swap accords
DETROIT (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a deal allowing Detroit to end interest-rate swap agreements with two investment banks, a move that puts pressure on banks for more concessions while throwing a wrench into the city’s pla…
Dallas Cowboys players unsure how much Brent drank before deadly crash
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two Dallas Cowboys players testified on Thursday they had no idea how much their former teammate Josh Brent had been drinking at a private club before he got into high-speed, single-car crash that killed another teammate.
Man linked to New York.’cannibal cop’ case pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Massachusetts hospital police official linked to the so-called cannibal cop case pleaded guilty on Thursday in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to kidnap and kill women.
