Chelsea Manning attempted suicide second time in prison, attorney says
(Reuters) – U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide last month for the second time, her attorney said on Friday.
Witness says Penn State’s Sandusky molested him in 2001
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A 29-year-old man told a Pennsylvania court on Friday that Jerry Sandusky molested him as a boy in 2001, even though he admitted he had denied that the former Penn State football coach abused him during the investigation of …
Three injured, including suspect, in Rutgers University stabbing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were stabbed and their suspected attacker was injured at Rutgers University’s business school in New Jersey on Friday, the school said.
Arizona ‘jihadist’ gets eight years in prison for terror bomb plot
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona teenager who the FBI has said professed to be an “American jihadist” was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime on probation, for plotting to bomb a state motor vehicle office.
Kentucky clerk opposed to gay marriage fights attempts to recoup legal fees
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples is fighting efforts to force her to pay the more than $230,000 in legal costs faced by those who sued her.
U.S. safety board opens probe into Colonial Pipeline accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it had opened an investigation into the Colonial Pipeline Co accident in Helena, Alabama, which killed one worker and seriously injured four others.
Rolling Stone liable for defamation in campus rape story
(Reuters) – A federal jury on Friday found Rolling Stone magazine liable of defaming a University of Virginia administrator by publishing a story it later retracted about an alleged gang rape at the school.
Three U.S. trainers shot dead at Jordan base – military source
AMMAN (Reuters) – Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said.
Poll shows tight contest for California drug price initiative
(Reuters) – The battle to convince California voters to approve a ballot initiative aimed at curbing prescription drug prices appears to be tightening as the pharmaceutical industry steps up its attacks, according to poll results released on Friday.
Despite guilty verdicts, ‘Bridgegate’ charges vs New Jersey governor seen unlikely
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is unlikely to face criminal prosecution for the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, even after two of his former associates were convicted for their roles in the scheme on Friday.
