Mega Millions rule changes boost Friday jackpot to $230 million
(Reuters) – Mega Millions rule changes aimed at creating bigger and faster-growing jackpots boosted the top prize for Friday’s draw to an estimated $230 million, the lottery said.
Ex-Marine charged in California homeless killings dies in hospital
(Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran charged in California with six murders, including the serial “thrill” killings of four homeless men, has died in a hospital where he was being treated for an illness, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.
Three unpublished J.D. Salinger stories leaked online: reports
(Reuters) – Three unpublished stories from reclusive U.S. author J.D. Salinger have been leaked online, with the source apparently an unauthorized book that sold on eBay, Internet news source BuzzFeed reported on Thursday.
Stores open early on Thanksgiving but shoppers in no rush
(Reuters) – Some early U.S. shoppers headed to stores on Thanksgiving Day in search of discounted holiday gifts on a day long reserved for American families to bond over turkey and football.
Americans mark Thanksgiving Day with travel, parades, shopping
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans gathered on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving by stuffing turkeys and braving cold winds along parade routes, while others started the holiday shopping earlier than ever in a trend that some argued went against the spiri…
Florida releases woman jailed for 20 years for firing ‘warning shot’
(Reuters) – A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband has been released on bond while she awaits retrial under a controversial part of the state’s self-defense law.
New baby for father who lost family in 2007 Connecticut home invasion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Connecticut man whose first wife and two daughters were murdered in a 2007 invasion of their Cheshire home is now the father of a baby boy born to his new wife, the family announced on Facebook.
Georgia men used toy helicopter in botched prison smuggling -police
(Reuters) – Four men from the U.S. state of Georgia have been arrested after allegedly using a remote-controlled toy helicopter to smuggle contraband into a state prison, officials said.
Cardiologists strongly back Obamacare, worry over rocky start
DALLAS (Reuters) – American cardiologists appear staunch in their support for President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, although some fear that its rocky launch could derail efforts to improve preventive care for needy patients.
Gunman in California wounds policeman, holds hostages in suburban home
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman shot and wounded a police officer responding to a domestic violence call in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood on Wednesday and the shooter barricaded himself inside the home with a number of hostages, police said.
