Alaska man charged with assault after holding woman captive: reports
(Reuters) – A man has been arrested in Alaska on charges of kidnapping a woman, holding her captive in a remote cabin for weeks, and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, local media reported on Friday, citing state police.
California college dean resigns after students protest bias
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As college students across the United States protested racial bias on campus on Thursday, the dean of a prestigious Los Angeles-area liberal arts college resigned under pressure, the school said.
Utah family agency seeks to keep foster child with lesbian couple
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah’s child welfare agency on Thursday urged a juvenile court judge to reverse a controversial decision ordering a married lesbian couple to relinquish custody of their infant foster daughter because of their sexual orientat…
Pennsylvania college cancels play after author objects to white actors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A small, state college in northern Pennsylvania has canceled a musical about a week before it was scheduled to open after the playwright objected to the use of white actors for South Asian characters.
Three Missouri teens charged with making terrorist threats
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – Three 19-year-old Missouri men have been charged with making terrorist threats on social media about shooting people at college campuses in the state, and two of them talked about targeting black people.
Lawsuits filed over Northern California balcony collapse
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Attorneys for victims of a balcony collapse in the California city of Berkeley in June that left six people dead filed lawsuits on Thursday alleging negligence by the building’s construction firm and property managers, the law…
Pentagon chief fires military assistant, cites misconduct allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter removed his senior military assistant, Lieutenant General Ron Lewis, from his position on Thursday over allegations of misconduct that Carter learned of this week.
Students across U.S. march over debt, free public college
(Reuters) – Students held demonstrations on university campuses across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges.
U.S. veteran rescued on Veterans’ Day after 4 days in Oregon woods
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A U.S. Army veteran who drank from puddles to survive while lost for four days in the Oregon woods was found on Veteran’s Day thanks to a hunter who heard his cries for help, and a rescuer who read about his plight online, au…
Secret Service officer arrested in child sexting sting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service officer assigned to the White House was arrested this week after he sent naked pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint.
