Teen fatally shoots himself at Indiana school, police say
An unidentified teenager shot himself to death at an Indiana middle school on Thursday after exchanging gunfire with officers responding to a tip about a possible shooter, state police said.
Jury convicts ex-employees of pharmacy in U.S. meningitis outbreak
A co-owner and four ex-employees of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy were convicted on Thursday of committing frauds and other illegal activities that helped boost its business before a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak linked to drugs it made…
Teen fatally shot at Indiana middle school, police say
A teenager has died in a shooting at a middle school in Richmond, Indiana, state police said on Twitter on Thursday.
Bad bet: 70 finches seized at U.S. airport may have been bound for gambling
Customs agents at a New York airport have arrested a bird smuggler who had hidden 70 live finches inside multi-colored hair rollers he had brought from Guyana and may have been bound for a gambling ring, federal officials said on Thursday.
Advocacy group drafts U.S. privacy bill as effort grows to make law next year
A consumer advocacy group backed by large American technology companies on Thursday unveiled a U.S. privacy bill that strictly limits collection of biometric and location information and calls for punishment by fines, as Congress weighs nationwide regu…
Tied election to be broken for Arkansas candidate twice too late to vote
A rookie city council candidate who twice showed up too late to vote in his own election in Hoxie, Arkansas – resulting in a tie set to be broken on Thursday by a game of chance – has some advice.
More Americans view climate change as ‘imminent’ threat: Reuters/Ipsos Poll
A growing percentage of Americans see climate change as an “imminent” threat driven mainly by human activity, and more than two-thirds want Washington to work with other nations to combat it, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday.
Florida set to execute man convicted of killing woman during burglary
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to execute a man who was convicted of beating and stabbing a 63-year-old North Miami woman to death during a burglary more than two decades ago.
Accused Russian agent Butina expected to plead guilty in Washington
A woman accused of acting as a Russian agent to infiltrate the powerful National Rifle Association lobby group and influence U.S. policy toward Moscow is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Thursday in a deal that could help prosecutors gain i…
Three rescued from West Virginia mine may have been seeking copper scrap
Rescuers on Wednesday found alive three people who had been lost in a West Virginia mine for four days after crawling in through a ventilation shaft, and brought them to the surface, a state spokeswoman said.
