Former spokesman for President Ronald Reagan dies
(Reuters) – Larry Speakes, who took over as press secretary for President Ronald Reagan in 1981 after his predecessor was wounded in an assassination attempt against the president, died on Friday in Mississippi, a funeral home owner said.
White House weighs in on Jimmy Kimmel China controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has weighed in on a petition calling for the government to crack down on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” a television talk show that sparked a furor in China in October with a joke about killing Chinese people to avoid payin…
North Carolina police say teenager in custody shot himself
DURHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A teenage suspect who died in North Carolina while he was handcuffed in the back of a police car shot himself in the head with a gun he hid from an officer, according to a police report released on Friday.
Lawmaker seeks to halt bond sales for California high-speed rail
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Republican California lawmaker proposed on Friday to put a measure before voters to stop bond sales for the state’s planned high-speed rail system, in the latest bid by critics to derail the ambitious project.
Arkansas lieutenant governor resigns over ethics violations
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr, under political siege from fellow Republicans as well as Democrats after admitting to numerous violations of state ethics laws, announced on Friday that he would resign effective…
Human foot on Florida beach identified as mystery deepens
ORLANDO (Reuters) – The human foot found on a southeast Florida beach on New Year’s Day has been matched by investigators using DNA to a missing local boater, who media reports say lost a brother in similar circumstances.
DNA links 1984 Iowa triple murder to executed man
(Reuters) – Three decades after a triple homicide case in Iowa went cold, authorities said on Friday they know who did it, but the killer is long dead, executed in neighboring Missouri for murdering a young girl.
Documents cast new light on Christie bridge scandal
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – In the latest twist in a scandal engulfing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, documents related to the closure of the George Washington Bridge showed on Friday that authorities were deeply divided about the shutdown, wi…
United confirms tech issues, says no pilots stranded
CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines said a computer problem tangled its operations in recent days, responding to a report that the glitch contributed to 1,500 flight cancellations since January 1, the day after a new computer system went into use and t…
Connecticut school design should stress security after Newtown: expert
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The 2012 massacre of 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School illustrated how vulnerable Connecticut’s older school buildings are, a security expert told a panel tasked with reviewing the shooting.
