Former L.A. teacher sentenced to 25 years in child abuse case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former elementary school teacher in Los Angeles was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for taking bondage-style photographs of his young students, some with semen-laced cookies held to their blindfolded faces.
One dead as fire hits Chevron refinery in Mississippi
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the U.S. oil company’s 330,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Toronto council strips besieged mayor of some powers
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto city council voted to strip scandal-plagued Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers on Friday but Ford, who admits he smoked crack cocaine while in office, promised to challenge the moves in court.
Hyundai to launch new Sonata, Genesis models in U.S. in 2014
SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co will launch new versions of its Sonata and Genesis sedans and a hydrogen-fueled Tucson crossover in the United States in the first half of 2014, the automaker’s top U.S. executive said on Friday….
Search continues off Miami for man who plunged from small plane
MIAMI (Reuters) – Search and rescue workers scoured a broad area of the Atlantic Ocean off Miami on Friday, hoping to find some trace of a man who vanished Thursday after he was reported to have fallen from a small private plane as it flew over the sea…
Chicago hacker tied to Anonymous given 10 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Chicago computer hacker tied to the group known as Anonymous was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for cyber attacks on various government agencies and businesses, including a global intelligence company.
U.S. Postal Service narrows loss in latest fiscal year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service reported on Friday that it managed to slow the hemorrhaging of cash in its latest fiscal year, but said a legislative fix is still needed to put it on a sound financial footing.
U.S. ban on guns that escape metal detectors set to expire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 25-year-old U.S. ban on any firearms that can escape discovery by a metal detector is scheduled to expire next month, just as law enforcement officials say they are closely watching the proliferation of plastic guns made with 3…
Kennedy cousin could be freed ahead of new trial for 1975 murder
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel could walk free from prison next week after 11 years behind bars as he awaits a new trial for the 1975 murder of a teen-age neighbor.
One dead as fire hits Chevron refinery in Mississippi
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the major U.S. oil company’s 330,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
