Four dead, three wounded in Louisiana killing spree
(Reuters) – A suspected gunman in Louisiana killed three people and wounded three others near New Orleans before turning a shotgun on himself and committing suicide, police said on Friday.
Japan gets Okinawa approval for U.S. Marine base move
TOKYO (Reuters) – The governor of Japan’s Okinawa on Friday approved a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. air base to a less populous part of the southern island, but said he would keep pressing to move the base off the island altogether.
Super Bowl 2014 – Five-star prices for one-star lodgings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nightly rates at a no-frills, budget hotel in West Orange, New Jersey, average around $100 for a queen room outfitted with a coffee maker and basic cable television.
Utah officials suspect bald eagle deaths linked to die-off of shore birds
(Reuters) – The tally of unexplained bald eagle deaths in Utah this month rose to 20 on Thursday as state wildlife officials looked for possible links to diseases suspected in a coinciding die-off of thousands of shore birds around the Great Salt Lake….
Transient arrested on tarmac at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A homeless man was arrested after running onto the tarmac just after a Southwest Airlines plane landed at the Phoenix airport, police said on Thursday.
Philadelphia court overturns priest’s conviction in sex cover-up
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania court overturned the conviction of the first senior U.S. Roman Catholic Church official to be found guilty of covering up child sex abuse by a priest and ordered he be freed on Thursday.
Two dead, six injured in Louisiana bar fight shooting
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and six injured on Thursday in a volley of gunfire after a bar fight spilled out into the streets of Slidell, near New Orleans, police said.
Accused Los Angeles airport gunman pleads not guilty
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a federal security screener and wounding three other people at Los Angeles International Airport, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of murder and attempted murder.
U.S. Tax Court rules against MBA student seeking tuition tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Tax Court has dealt a setback to young MBA students with little work experience who try to claim their tuition costs as a tax-deductible business expense, lawyers and accountants said on Thursday.
Accused Los Angeles airport gunman to enter plea
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport and killing a federal security screener and wounding three other people is expected to plead not guilty on Thursday to charges of murder and attempted murder o…
