Missing big rig, driver sought in Florida Turnpike deaths
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – How do you hide a 30-ton, 60-foot-long piece of evidence? That’s what Florida highway troopers want to know after searching since Monday for a truck driver and his tractor-trailer wanted in a fatal hit-and-run.
Biological father, tribe give up the fight over Baby Veronica
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Reuters) – The biological father of a 4-year-old Cherokee girl at the heart of a protracted custody battle said Thursday he is giving up the fight for “Baby Veronica” so that she may live in peace with her adoptive parents.
Two hurt in hot air balloon accident at Albuquerque festival
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Two passengers taking part in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were injured when their multicolored hot air balloon hit an electrical wire and plunged 40 feet to the ground, an official said on Thursday.
Ex-Detroit mayor gets 28 years in prison for corruption
DETROIT (Reuters) – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced on Thursday to 28 years in prison following his conviction on two dozen charges including racketeering, bribery and extortion from a conspiracy, which prosecutors said had worsened…
California sues Corinthian Colleges for misleading job placement rates
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California is suing Corinthian Colleges Inc for misrepresenting job placement rates to its students and investors, according to a court filing on Thursday.
Diana Nyad raises $100,000 in 48-hour swim for Sandy victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Diana Nyad, the first person to successfully swim from Cuba to Florida without a cage, completed her latest endurance swim on Thursday without having to worry about sharks, jellyfish or the current.
Two ex-Naval Academy football players face trial in sex assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two former U.S. Naval Academy football players accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female midshipman will face general courts-martial, the school said on Thursday, in the latest of a spate of sexual misconduct allegatio…
In remote field, North Dakota suffers first big oil spill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Tesoro Logistics LP pipeline has spilled more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil into a rural North Dakota field, the biggest leak in the state since it became a major U.S. producer.
All-clear declared at California university after report of gunman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state university that placed a classroom building on lockdown on Thursday morning reopened the building about an hour later after declaring an all-clear, a campus police spokesman said.
U.S. cable companies home in on security
(Reuters) – Consumers are increasingly turning to an unlikely source for home security – the cable company.
