A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia. The U.S. Department…
US 6-year-old who shot teacher won’t be charged – prosecutor
A six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a primary school in the US state of Virginia is unlikely to be charged, a prosecutor has said. But authorities in the city of Newport News have yet to decide if any…
Schools chief fired after boy, 6, shoots teacher in Virginia
The superintendent of a school in the US state of Virginia has lost his job after a six-year-old pupil shot and wounded a teacher earlier this month. The school board decided by a vote of 5-to-1 to terminate George Parker…
Gunman opens fire at US Walmart causing ‘multiple fatalities’
Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police said, just days after a gunman killed at least five people and injured 25 at a Colorado LGBTQ…
Cafe worker spits huge blob of saliva onto freshly-baked donuts (Metro)
Stomach-churning video footage shows a cafe worker spitting a massive blob of saliva onto a tray of donuts. The appalling clip was filmed at Sugar Shack Donuts in Richmond, Virginia, and shared online by the worker herself over the weekend.…
Virginia Beach shooting: 12 killed after city worker opens fire at colleagues (BBC)
At least 12 people were killed and several injured on Friday in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia. The suspect, described by officials as a disgruntled city employee in Virginia Beach, fired indiscriminately…
Boeing’s flying car takes off (Bloomberg)
A Boeing Co. flying car designed to whisk passengers over congested city streets and dodge skyscrapers completed its first test flight on Tuesday, offering a peek into the future of urban transportation the aerospace giant and others are seeking to…
Wayne Rooney issues a statement after public intoxication arrest (Metro)
Wayne Rooney has confirmed his arrest on a misdemeanour charge at a Virginia, USA airport 10 days before Christmas. The football player, 33, was fined $25 for public intoxication and swearing at Washington Dulles International Airport but he was released…