American jailed in UAE for YouTube parody video
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – An American citizen was sentenced to a year in prison in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for posting a parody video on YouTube which pokes fun at young Emirati men who imitate U.S. hip-hop culture, his family said.
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez back in court on murder charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, who was accused of killing a semi-professional football player in June, is due back in a Massachusetts court on Monday afternoon for a hearing in the case.
Bears’ Melton arrested in Texas for suspected assault
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Chicago Bears defensive lineman Henry Melton was arrested early on Sunday on suspicion of public intoxication and for assaulting the manager of a suburban sports bar in Dallas, Texas.
Bargain-hungry shoppers buy less on weekend before Christmas
ELMHURST, New York (Reuters) – U.S. consumers shopped less on the final weekend before Christmas despite deeper discounts, the latest sign of how difficult a season this is turning out to be for retailers.
Seattle girl escapes serious injury when glasses deflect bullet
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A teenage girl avoided serious injury when her glasses deflected a bullet fired during a drive-by shooting at her Seattle home, police said on Sunday.
Father, son killed in fall from luxury Manhattan apartment building
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A father and his son were killed on Sunday after plunging from a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, police said.
New York police commissioner to join foreign policy think-tank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will join a prestigious foreign policy think-tank based in New York when he steps down later this month as the longest serving commissioner in NYPD history.
The year that was: The good, the bad and the funny
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden congratulated the wrong man on being elected mayor of Boston and college football star Manti Te’o publicly mourned the death of a girlfriend who never was.
Winter weather kills seven; record highs in New York, Philadelphia
(Reuters) – A band of severe weather from tornadoes to icy blasts left at least seven people dead as winter storms and severe weather pushed up the East Coast on Sunday, bringing record high temperatures to Philadelphia and New York City but ice storms…
Obamacare’s signup deadline on Monday has its exceptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For most Americans who don’t have health insurance, Monday is the deadline to sign up for coverage starting on January 1 under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
