Judge declares mistrial in Arizona ‘temple murders’ case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge declared a mistrial on Thursday after jurors deadlocked on the fate of a Phoenix man standing trial for a second time in the murder of six monks and three others at a Thai Buddhist temple near Phoenix in 1991.
U.S. offers $162 million for Sandy-struck Atlantic Coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five days before the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s strike on the U.S. Northeast, the Interior Department announced $162 million in funding for research and restoration projects to help protect the Atlantic Coast from future s…
Washington state 11-year-old charged after bringing gun to school
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An 11-year-old student was charged with attempted assault and other crimes on Thursday after bringing a handgun, some 400 bullets, and several kitchen knives to his middle school in southern Washington state, police said.
Black customers claim discrimination by Barneys New York, police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A civil rights organization on Thursday demanded a meeting with the CEO of Barneys New York and threatened to picket the luxury department store in Manhattan after two black customers said they were stopped by police after making e…
Russia denies head of U.S. exchange program recruiting spies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia angrily denied U.S. media reports that the Russian director of a cultural exchange program may be recruiting Americans as spies, saying such allegations risked damaging ties between the two countries.
U.S. court upholds ex-Guantanamo detainee’s conviction over embassy blasts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday that a Guantanamo Bay detainee’s constitutional right to speedy trial was not violated by his five years in detention, upholding his conviction and life sentence for his role in U.S. embassy bomb…
Mother of bullied Florida girl seeks funeral donations
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old Florida girl who committed suicide last month apparently after being bullied at school and on the Internet, announced a crowd-funding effort in Tampa on Thursday to help pay for funeral expenses.
U.S. hotel staffing company files for bankruptcy, seeks sale
(Reuters) – Hospitality Staffing Solutions Group LLC, which provides housekeeping personnel for hotels, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, three years after being acquired by private equity firm Frontenac Co.
U.S. immigration landmark Ellis Island to reopen, a year after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ellis Island, the patch of land in New York Harbor where millions of immigrants first touched U.S. soil, will partially reopen to the public on Monday, a year after it was submerged by Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters.
Eight U.S. states band together to promote clean cars
(Reuters) – The governors of California, New York and six other states have agreed to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road within 12 years, which they said will help the environment and boost the economy.
