Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James may have ‘test run’ smoke grenades at New York airfield: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Accused Brooklyn subway terrorist Frank James may have conducted a test run with smoke grenades at the nearby New York airfield before Tuesday morning’s shooting, according to a report. In the hours after James was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village Wednesday afternoon, police received a tip that … Read more

NJ inmates at only women’s prison pregnant after sex with ‘another inmate’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two inmates on New Jersey’s only women’s prison are pregnant after reportedly having sex with a transgender inmate. It appears the women became pregnant through “consensual sexual relations with another incarcerated person,” Dan Sperrazza, executive director for foreign affairs at the Justice Department, told NJ.com. The prisoners … Read more

Energy technology company builds WVA plant, employs up to 500 | lifestyles

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An energy technology company plans to build a commercial facility in West Virginia that will employ up to 500 people. Frontieras North American announced Wednesday that the Mason County facility will process more than 2.7 million tons of coal annually. The construction work should be completed by the end of next … Read more

Protesters from Sri Lanka mark the New Year near the President’s office

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans shared rice pudding and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional New Year Thursday opposite the president’s office, where they camped for a sixth day and called for his resignation amid the worst economic crisis on record. Soldiers disabled in the island nation’s civil war lit a stove, Buddhist … Read more

Clippers meet the Pelicans in the play-in game | NBA

New Orleans Pelicans (36-46, ninth in Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (42-40, eighth in Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT PLAY-IN GAME: The Clippers and Pelicans compete to determine eighth place in the Western Conference. SUMMARY: The Los Angeles Clippers host the New Orleans Pelicans for the NBA Playoffs play-in tournament. The … Read more

Texas maintains most truck inspections despite border congestion | nation

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO – Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday resisted mounting pressure over his new border policy that has blocked trucks bound for the U.S. and closed some of the world’s busiest trade bridges, like the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge … Read more