U.S. Justice Department faults head of Philadelphia gun buyback effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a Philadelphia gun buyback program gave himself unauthorized pay raises and failed to hold down other expenses paid from federal grant money, the U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general said in a report on Thursda…
Beijing-bound flight returns to Newark airport after turbulence
(Reuters) – A United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Beijing, returned to the airport from which it had taken off on Thursday after encountering turbulence that led to five flight attendants being injured, an airport spokesman said.
De Blasio sitting pretty with New Yorkers, except on hansom cabs: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers are overwhelmingly optimistic about new mayor Bill de Blasio though most disagree with his plan to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, a poll shows.
Married same-sex couples in Utah can file joint state taxes, commission says
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Same-sex couples married in Utah during a brief period when gay marriage was legal in the conservative, heavily Mormon state can jointly file their state taxes, the State Tax Commission said on Thursday.
U.S. judge rejects deal to end Detroit swap agreements
DETROIT (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a deal allowing Detroit to end costly interest-rate swap agreements with two investment banks, possibly further delaying when the city will submit to the court its plan to adjust its debt…
U.S. likely to widen ban on profiling of criminal suspects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is likely to broaden a ban on investigators profiling criminal suspects by race to include religion, country of origin, gender and sexual orientation, a person familiar with an internal review said …
Gunman, two others dead in Indiana supermarket shooting
(Reuters) – Police on Thursday identified a gunman and the two women he killed Wednesday night at a northern Indiana supermarket but shed no light on the motive for the rampage that ended when police shot him dead.
Boy, 12, faces battery charge in New Mexico school shooting
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy accused of opening fire with a shotgun at a New Mexico middle school, seriously wounding two students, has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, authorities said on Thursday.
Overweight Americans who pick diet drinks eat more food: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Heavy Americans who drink diet beverages rather than those sweetened with sugar appear to eat more, according to a study released on Thursday that raised questions about the role lower-calorie drinks play in helping people lose w…
Connecticut police seek evidence tying ex-NFL star to 2012 slayings: reports
BOSTON (Reuters) – Connecticut police have searched a car looking for evidence that could link ex-National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, who is awaiting trial on a 2013 murder, with an unsolved 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston, local media repo…
