News of the day from across the nation, May 14
Two police officers in Manchester, N.H., were shot early Friday and the suspected gunman was arrested.
Hardy approached MacPherson because he matched the description of a suspect in an armed robbery, authorities said.
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Phoenix and landed without incident at Tulsa International Airport around 11:15 p.m. The plane had departed from Moffett Field in the Bay Area on May 2 on its way to Arizona.
3 Sheriff in contempt: A judge on Friday found Joe Arpaio, the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix, in contempt of court for disobeying his orders in a racial profiling case.
The decision brings the lawman who calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff” and is known for cracking down on illegal immigration a step closer to a possible criminal contempt case that could expose him to fines and even jail time.
5 Baggage malfunction: “Significant, unprecedented” technical issues with a computer server on Thursday caused more than 3,000 checked bags to miss their flights out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but the glitch has since been fixed, said Nico Melendez, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman.