Man tries to jump fence at White House, sparking lockdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man with two suspicious bags attempted to climb a White House fence on Friday before being apprehended, leading to a security lockdown of the White House grounds.
Verdict reached in trial on alleged Chicago NATO summit attack plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago jury has reached a verdict in the trial of three men who face terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to attack high-profile targets during a 2012 NATO summit, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.
Likely killer of missing Florida coed identified 25 years later
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Twenty-five years after a University of Florida co-ed vanished and was presumed dead, detectives have identified her likely murderer as a deceased serial killer who jotted down the date of her disappearance in papers he lef…
Retired Florida cop says he shot fellow moviegoer out of fear
DADE CITY, Florida (Reuters) – A retired Florida police captain said he feared for his life when he shot and killed a man after an argument about texting in a movie theater, according to an interview played at a court hearing on Friday to determine whe…
Four dead in capsized vessel found off Florida coast
MIAMI (Reuters) – Four people are dead after a small boat carrying suspected migrants was found capsized and adrift midday Thursday off the east coast of Florida, a U.S. Coast Guard official on Friday .
Michigan to probe how convicted killer escaped prison
(Reuters) – Michigan’s attorney general on Friday launched an investigation into how a convicted murderer escaped from a state prison and kidnapped a woman whom he forced to drive to Indiana, Governor Rick Snyder said.
Missing Wisconsin baby found alive, doing well -police
(Reuters) – A 6-day-old baby reported missing from his bassinet in southern Wisconsin was found alive and well in a tote bag at the side of a frozen Iowa highway nearly 200 miles away, police said on Friday.
Accused Silk Road website owner faces November trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of creating an underground online drugs marketplace called Silk Road will face trial in November.
Florida tax evasion trial of ex-UBS banker delayed eight months
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida judge has agreed to an eight-month delay in the trial of Raoul Weil, a former high-ranking UBS banker charged with tax fraud by U.S. authorities.
Cargill Nebraska beef plant still shut after fire, may open Saturday
(Reuters) – A Cargill Inc beef processing plant in Schuyler, Nebraska, remained closed Friday while it was being repaired after a fire and ammonia leak forced it to shut early on Thursday, a company spokesman said.
