Jury clears promoter of liability in Michael Jackson’s death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles jury cleared concert promoter AEG Live of liability on Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Jackson in a trial that offered a glimpse into the private life and final days of the so…
In rural Georgia, U.S. government shutdown gets mixed reception
ROME, Georgia (Reuters) – In the bustling, tree-lined business district of Rome, Georgia, deli owner Charlie Schroeder lauded Republican Representative Tom Graves this week for his pivotal role in shutting down the U.S. government for the first time in…
Judge orders monitor appointed to oversee controversial Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered a monitor be appointed to oversee the work of hard-line Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio to ensure that his officers no longer use racial profiling, especially of Latinos, when cracking down on il…
Eight killed, eight critical in Tennessee three-vehicle crash
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and eight critically injured Wednesday when a tire blew out on a bus carrying passengers from a church outing and it crossed over the median on a Tennessee interstate, crashing into a s…
Boston bomb suspect’s lawyers want prison restrictions eased
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge on Wednesday to lift sweeping restrictions on his ability to communicate from prison, claiming the measures are hindering his defense and violating his right …
Treacherous weather hampers search for two hikers in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Heavy rain and snowfall hampered search efforts for two missing hikers in Washington state on Wednesday, including a woman on a solo hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and a man who was exploring caves…
Justice Scalia says has not expressed view on gay marriage
MEDFORD, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, one of four justices to dissent from a June decision by the court that struck down a portion of a federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman, said on Thursday he h…
Southwest fires pilot of jet that landed on nose gear at LaGuardia
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday it fired the pilot of a plane that crashed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in July after it touched down on its front landing gear.
U.S. spy agency tested tracking cell phone locations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency has tested its ability to collect Americans’ cellular telephone location data but does not have a program to collect that information, the NSA’s director, General Keith Alexander, said on Wednesd…
Extended government shutdown would pinch housing recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown will soon begin to delay the approval process for mortgages and could threaten the nascent housing recovery if it stretches to mid-October or beyond.
