Underwear bomber’s life sentence upheld by U.S. court
(Reuters) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man who tried to set off an explosive hidden in his underwear while aboard a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day in 2009, on Monday had his life sentence upheld by a federal appeals court.
New F-150 may spur more aluminum use across Ford lineup
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co could incorporate more aluminum into its sport utility vehicles and other vehicle models in the future, executives said on Monday, after the company showcased a new lightweight version of the F-150 pickup truck at the …
Student in custody after possible bomb found at Houston-area school
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A student was taken into custody after a possible explosive device was found near the premises of a Houston-area school on Monday, local TV broadcaster KHOU reported school officials as saying.
Judge sets March date for new Jodi Arias sentencing phase
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday set a March court date for retrial of the penalty phase in the sensational murder case of Jodi Arias, who was convicted last year of killing her ex-boyfriend at his home in a Phoenix suburb.
Houston area school evacuated over possible explosive device
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area school was evacuated on Monday after a possible explosive device was found near its premises, local TV broadcasters reported school officials as saying.
Supreme Court will not hear Arizona abortion law appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Arizona’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that declared unconstitutional a state law banning abortions beginning at 20 weeks of fetal gestation, meaning the restrictive measure is struc…
Two die after falling into river in Chicago after dropping phone
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An effort to retrieve a dropped cell phone ended in tragedy on Monday when a 26-year-old man died after falling into the icy Chicago River near downtown Chicago, and a 21-year-old woman who was with him was presumed dead after also …
Philanthropists pledge over $330 million to help Detroit art museum
(Reuters) – U.S. philanthropic foundations have pledged more than $330 million to help preserve the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection and assist in shoring up the cash-strapped city’s employee pensions, the mediators overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy…
U.S. probing why Southwest jet landed at wrong Missouri airport
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating why a Southwest Airlines Co jet carrying 124 passengers landed at the wrong airport near Branson, Missouri, late Sunday, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Monday.
U.S. top court seeks Obama administration’s views in Madoff trustee case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the administration of President Barack Obama to weigh in on whether the trustee seeking money for the victims of convicted Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff can recover damages from banks he accu…
