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| Rapper Flavor Flav arrested in Las Vegas with marijuana, alcohol in car | | Friday, May 22, 2015 1:23 AM | |
|  (Reuters) - Rap star Flavor Flav was arrested on Thursday in Las Vegas on suspicion of driving under the influence, after he was pulled over for speeding and was found with marijuana and an open container of alcohol in his BMW, a Nevada state trooper said. Flavor Flav, who rose to fame in the 1980s as a rapper with the politically oriented group Public Enemy, was travelling 73 miles per hour (117 kph) in a 45-mile-per-hour (72-kph) zone on Interstate 15 when he was stopped shortly after midnight, said Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Trooper Loy Hixson. The 56-year-old rapper, who was born William Drayton Jr., was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, marijuana possession, having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, driving with a suspended vehicle registration and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, Hixson said.
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| Son in Duggar TV family apologises after molestation allegations | | Friday, May 22, 2015 1:21 AM | |
| | A son in the large, Christian family featured in reality television show "19 Kids and Counting" issued an apology and quit his job on Thursday after reports that he molested underage girls when he was a teenager. Josh Duggar, 27, is the eldest child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, whose long-running show on cable network TLC chronicles the daily struggles and triumphs of a conservative family in Arkansas. Josh Duggar did not directly address the allegations that were reported by In Touch magazine and other websites, but said in a statement that he felt remorse for what he called "wrongdoing." "Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. |
| Baltimore grand jury indicts police in death of Freddie Gray | |  A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland city. The charges, including a count of second-degree murder against one of the officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, were announced on Thursday by Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Mosby, a 35-year-old African American who took office in January, surprised many Baltimoreans early this month by announcing her swift decision to seek the charges.
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| A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business | |  By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - When Thailand's army seized power in a bloodless coup, much of the business establishment quietly cheered them on. A year on, the captains of Thai industry remain firmly behind the junta, despite a lacklustre economy and a delayed return to democracy. At the very least it has made the country peaceful and it has brought order," Poj Aramwattanont, President of Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA), told Reuters.
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| U.S. Senate intelligence chief to offer surveillance compromise | |  The chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said he would announce a compromise bill on bulk telephone data collection on Friday. Republican Chairman Richard Burr said on Thursday he expected votes Friday on a two-month extension of Patriot Act provisions and a separate bill, to end the bulk data collection programme and replace it with a more targeted approach.
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| Guatemala president shakes up cabinet as corruption scandals bite | |  By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's President Otto Perez announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, firing several ministers after corruption scandals battered his government, fuelling calls for him to step down. Perez told a news conference he had dismissed the interior, energy and environment ministers as well as the country's intelligence chief and other senior officials following a string of arrests and recent mass protests in Guatemala City. The retired army general, who has not himself been accused of corruption, said the government would work with investigators to root out abuses by public officials.
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| Man who flew gyrocopter to U.S. Capitol pleads not guilty | | | By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of breaching some of the world's most restricted airspace. Douglas Hughes, a 61-year-old mail carrier from Ruskin, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. The flight of the small, unauthorised aircraft was among the most high-profile of recent security lapses in the U.S. capital. |
| U.N. worried about reported diversion of aid in Syria | |  The United Nations children's fund UNICEF is alarmed at reports that some emergency food and other humanitarian aid was not reaching civilians in conflict-torn Syria due to theft by combatants, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday. The rebel Syrian National Coalition said that the Syrian army and allied fighters have been stealing relief items and distributing to their troops. "UNICEF is extremely concerned at reports that some of its humanitarian supplies in Syria have not reached their intended destination," U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
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