California gunman leads police on car chase with injured in trunk
(Reuters) – A gunman with two wounded captives in the trunk of his car opened fire at passing vehicles and bystanders during an hour- long, car chase with police near Ridgecrest, California on Friday, before being shot dead in a gunbattle, authorities …
Seven hurt at Howard University concert in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least seven people, including two police officers, were hurt at Washington’s Howard University on Friday when a crowd rushed the gates of a homecoming concert, authorities said.
Grand jury voted to indict JonBenet Ramsey’s parents in 1999
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado authorities on Friday unsealed a grand jury indictment prepared in 1999 against the parents of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, a document that was never signed by a prosecutor who decided against bringing charge…
Lost dentures, loose eyeball among sick-day excuses: survey
(Reuters) – A heavy turkey dinner caused one worker to sleep through his shift. Another said his false teeth flew out the car window as he was driving along the highway.
Shipping record U.S. corn crop burdens railroads, barge lines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Harvesting the largest U.S. corn crop on record and transporting it on railroads and rivers to markets here and abroad is driving up costs for rail cars, barges and trucks in the world’s top crop producer and exporter.
Lemont refinery crude unit fix may take six months: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The fire-damaged crude distillation unit at Citgo Petroleum Corp’s 174,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) Lemont, Illinois, refinery is expected to be shut five to six months for repairs, sources familiar with operations at the refinery said …
U.S. charges man with seeking to buy missiles for Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors brought criminal charges on Friday against a man they said had tried to acquire surface-to-air missiles that he planned to smuggle into Iran in a threat to U.S. national security.
Razing of Sandy Hook school massacre site begins Friday
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – The demolition of Newtown, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 young children and six adults were shot to death last December, will begin on Friday under a cloak of secrecy meant to discourage souvenir-…
National Guard shooting suspect faced job loss, discipline
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A National Guard recruiter accused of wounding two superiors near Memphis, Tennessee, had just been relieved of duty when he pulled a handgun from a “fanny pack” and began shooting, according to an FBI affidavit release…
Texas regulatory panel moves to bolster state power reserves
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A divided Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Friday moved to create a mandatory reserve margin for electricity to address a potential power shortfall in future years.
