Congress approves permanent Internet access tax ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation placing a permanent ban on states’ taxing Internet access, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signing into law.
Dozens of Georgia prison officers charged in corruption probe
(Reuters) – A corruption probe into Georgia state prisons led to the arrests on Thursday of 46 current and former officers who were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and bribery charges, federal and state authorities said.
Missouri professor who called for ‘muscle’ in video regrets her behavior
(Reuters) – A University of Missouri professor who was caught on video calling for “some muscle” to get a student journalist removed from a campus protest in November told a local television station she regretted her behavior and was embarrassed.
Four-year-old Texas boy crushed by steel BBQ pit
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 4-year-old Houston-area boy was crushed to death when a steel barbecue pit shaped like a revolver fell on top of him, police said on Thursday.
Gunman wanted on warrants killed two deputies at Maryland eatery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Maryland gunman who killed two sheriff’s deputies in a lunchtime shootout at a busy restaurant near Baltimore was trying to avoid arrest on two outstanding warrants, authorities said on Thursday.
Search to resume for data recorder of sunken cargo ship El Faro
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. authorities will try again to recover key evidence from the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship that killed 33 sailors, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
Police officer shot dead in Altanta suburbs while serving warrant
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A police officer was shot and killed at an apartment complex in suburban Atlanta on Thursday while trying to serve a warrant on a drug suspect, Clayton County police officials said.
Convicted al Qaeda supporter loses U.S. medical malpractice trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government owes nothing to a New York man, now in prison for aiding al Qaeda, who sought $7 million in damages for alleged medical malpractice that occurred after he was taken into custody, a federal judge ruled on Thursda…
American Airlines flight lands at LAX after cabin smoke report: media
(Reuters) – An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday morning after smoke was reported in the cabin, local media reports said.
Standoff at wildlife refuge in Oregon officially over: FBI
(Reuters) – The standoff at a wildlife refuge in Oregon that began in early January has officially come to an end, the FBI said on Thursday.
