Rescue crews, residents comb wreckage as U.S. storm system leaves eight dead
WAVERLY, Va. (Reuters) – Residents and rescue crews on Thursday combed through wreckage left by storms that lashed the eastern United States, killing at least eight people and injuring scores across a number of states, officials said.
Civil rights group to appeal U.S. judge’s ruling on filming police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A civil liberties group said on Thursday it would appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Philadelphia that the U.S. Constitution only protects a person’s right to videotape police activity when the images are intended to send a mess…
Dying dad, sick son booted off plane to applause are home in Arizona
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A boy on a vacation with his dying father was back home in Arizona on Thursday, days after the 7-year-old suffered a dog allergy attack and the family was removed from a flight home to applause from passengers, his mother said.
Missouri professor who asked for ‘muscle’ against photographer fired
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri said on Thursday it fired a professor who was caught on video calling for “some muscle” to get a student journalist removed from a campus protest last November.
There is ‘promising pathway’ for vaccine against Zika: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed optimism on Thursday about the possibilities for a vaccine against Zika, a virus he said turned out to be not especially complicated.
Verily, Vanderbilt to test enrollment in U.S. Precision Medicine pilot
(Reuters) – The National Institutes of Health on Thursday named Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, as adviser to Nashville’s Vanderbilt University in a pilot program to launch the Precision Medicine Initiative outlined by President Barack Obama las…
Missouri high school student charged with possessing two machine guns
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – A Missouri high school student has been charged with possessing two machine guns after he showed up at school dressed in military clothing and body armor while carrying a loaded pistol in his backpack, federal officials said…
FBI director, Apple general counsel to testify March 1: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey and Apple Inc Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell will testify at a March 1 congressional hearing on encryption issues, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said in a s…
Reductions in Pentagon’s planned F-35 orders not significant: Lockheed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s plans to defer some orders for F-35 fighter jets over the next five years should not have a significant impact on efforts to lower the jet’s costs, said Jeff Babione, who manages the $391 billion program for Lockhe…
Family of Michigan man charged in Uber shootings know no motive: lawyer
DETROIT (Reuters) – The lawyer for family members of an Uber driver charged with murdering six people in Michigan said on Thursday the man had been depressed in the days before the shooting spree but they had no explanation for it.
