Montana bride claims husband said could hike cliff trail blindfolded: documents
(Reuters) – A Montana bride accused of shoving her new husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park told authorities she had been reluctant to hike the steep trail but her husband said he could do it blindfolded, court records showed.
Software pioneer McAfee says he will testify about murder in Belize
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Computer software pioneer John McAfee said on Wednesday he will testify willingly about the murder of his American neighbor in Belize last year, as he seeks to defend himself from a wrongful death lawsuit that blames him fo…
Three shot, five in custody after shooting near Pittsburgh school
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Three teenage boys were wounded on Wednesday and five people have been taken into custody after shots were fired outside a Pittsburgh high school in an incident that police said could be related to a fight that took…
U.S. Navy to declare Boeing’s P-8A spy plane ready for use: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is expected to announce soon that Boeing Co’s P-8A aircraft, a long-range maritime surveillance plane based on the company’s 737 airliner, is ready for initial operational use, sources familiar with the program said…
Missing New Jersey woman may be victim of dead serial killer: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman who disappeared nearly five years ago might have been murdered by a confessed serial killer who committed suicide in jail before authorities could locate all of his victims, the FBI said on Wednesday.
Three workers injured in accident at Tesla factory
DETROIT (Reuters) – Three people were injured at Tesla Motors Inc’s factory in California on Wednesday after a low-pressure aluminum casting press failed, the company said in a statement.
Boston mobster Bulger aloof in face of victims’ families grief
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mobster James “Whitey” Bulger heard a range of emotions on Wednesday from families of the people he was convicted of killing, with the son of one of his victims addressing Bulger as “Satan” and another warning him “hell must be too m…
Ohio execution stayed while state assesses allowing organ donation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio governor John Kasich on Wednesday stayed the execution of convicted killer Ronald Phillips to assess whether Phillips’ non-vital organs or tissues can be donated to his mother or possibly others.
Low Obamacare enrollment figures turns up heat on White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 106,000 people signed up for insurance coverage nationally under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law during October, the government said on Wednesday, a tiny fraction of the millions of people that had been expected to …
Tuition freeze proposed for University of California undergrads
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – The new president of the University of California proposed freezing the cost of undergraduate tuition for another year to allow for an overhaul of how to pay for higher education in the state.
